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134. Are autocrats winning the disinformation war?
May 28, 2024
Guests James Rubin, Jon Bateman, and Anne Applebaum discuss the global battle of ideologies, impact of authoritarian regimes on democracy, efforts to combat disinformation, challenges in measuring its impact, and the role of AI in defensive strategies.
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- Foreign disinformation campaigns target democracy by promoting autocracies as stable alternatives.
- Countering disinformation is hindered by challenges in measuring effectiveness and assessing impact.
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Foreign Disinformation Campaigns
Foreign disinformation groups like Dopplegheny, believed to have ties to Russian intelligence, aim to undermine democracy by spreading false narratives that promote autocracies as stable alternatives. These campaigns target events like campus protests, creating fake articles to link protests to nefarious funding sources and historical events, ultimately seeking to discredit democracy.
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