AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Government handling of information and disinformation narratives
This chapter explores the process by which government agencies handle and distribute information, highlighting the issue of disinformation narratives related to Zero Hedge and COVID origins. It discusses the criteria for labelling suspicious accounts and the practice of stove piping, where unvetted information is fed to news agencies. The chapter also delves into the relationship between the Pentagon and Twitter, revealing the creation of local foreign language accounts to counter misinformation about drone strikes.