Disinformers are accusing government representatives of staging a “police coup”
Infosecurity.sk: Bi-Weekly Report on Emerging Disinformation Trends August 25, 2023 by Peter Dubóczi and Simona Škríbová
Infosecurity.sk presents an overview of disinformation trends that have been on the rise in information space in the past two weeks:
Today's Headlines:
The president is being accused of staging a “coup” to destroy the opposition
Allegations of election manipulation resurface
Disinformers use the anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia to criticise military cooperation with the US
Project Infosecurity.sk organized by Adapt Institute, which is supported by the Prague office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, continuously monitors the activities of both Slovak and foreign disinformation actors but focuses mainly on the former. The project activities are built upon daily monitoring of emerging disinformation, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories in the online information space. This approach allows the analysts to identify disinformation posts and narratives that resonated with the public the most, as well as to find out where they originated, and how they spread and evolved on social media. The report takes the form of a bi-weekly summary of arising trends in the spread of malicious information content online. Based on that, Infosecurity.sk can warn the public about emerging and current trends in the field of disinformation, manipulation, and propaganda.