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Andrew Burtch, acting chief historian and research director at the Canadian War Museum, said the theory about Canadian soldiers inspiring the Geneva Conventions is “utter nonsense.”

https://medicinehatnews.com/news/national-news/2026/03/20/fact-file-claim-canadian-soldiers-brutal-actions-inspired-geneva-conventions-a-myth/

#CdnPoli #OnlineDisinformation #LieMachine

Fact File: Claim Canadian soldiers' brutal actions inspired Geneva Conventions a myth - Medicine Hat News

It’s an enduring stereotype that Canadians are unfailingly nice, quick to apologize even when they have done nothing wrong. But an online urban legend claims the opposite of Canada’s soldiers, painting a picture of troops so brazen in their brutality that international laws were rewritten to rein them in. The theory that Canadian soldiers were

Medicine Hat News

EURACTIV Politics May 17, 2024

Multiple disinformation narratives spreading around the Fico assassination attempt https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/multiple-disinformation-narratives-spreading-around-the-fico-assassination-attempt/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Onlinedisinformation #ProgressiveSlovakia #RobertFico

Multiple disinformation narratives spreading around the Fico assassination attempt

Domestically, the attempt on Fico's life is painted as a consequence of intense political struggle, whereas En

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EURACTIV Technology May 17, 2024

Multiple disinformation narratives spreading around the Fico assassination attempt

Domestically, the attempt on Fico's life is painted as a consequence of intense political struggle, whereas En

EURACTIV

PeggyStuart May 9, 2024

I'm going to disappear from here at 8/5PM for a training with The Democratic National Committee later today on countering #OnlineDisinformation. Want to participate? Use this link to sign up: https://mobilize.us/s/L4xZoK

Carolleisa Oct 16, 2023

https://themessenger.com/opinion/hamas-attack-digital-media-online-disinformation-israel-social-media

“But the same platforms that allow journalists and nonprofit organizations to present accurate information about the war are consistently manipulated by bad actors, who seek to gain prestige and notoriety from the footage. Important updates on violent attacks can be drowned out by deceptive content or propaganda, leaving social media users vulnerable to dangerous misinformation.”
#onlinedisinformation

In Aftermath of Hamas Attack, Digital Media Show Familiar Promise and Peril

To counter disinformation and misinformation, democracies must give citizens the knowledge to navigate the digital space

The Messenger

wondrng1 May 19, 2023

#NinaJankowicz, top expert on conspiracy theories, is suing Fox Spews for its “vitriolic lies”, saying Murdoch’s ntwk presents clear threat to US democracy.

Her standing for suing? She was hounded, threatened, & resigned weeks into her new job in new group that #Biden subsequently dissolved.

Group’s mission? Counter #OnlineDisinformation.

May Dominion’s success continue to be contagious.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/19/fox-news-lawsuit-nina-jankowicz?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Fox News’s ‘vitriolic lies’ threaten democracy, says disinformation expert suing channel

Exclusive: Nina Jankowicz, who is suing over campaign of falsehoods, says ‘if Fox isn’t brought to account, it will not stop’

The Guardian

OUR COMMON GROUND Nov 19, 2022

"As Big Tech’s data and profit extraction extend the world over, activists in the Global South are pointing the way to a more just digital future."
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-to-fight-digital-colonialism/
#techindustry #onlinedisinformation

How to Fight Digital Colonialism - Boston Review

As Big Tech's data and profit extraction extends the world over, activists in the Global South are pointing the way to a more just digital future.

Boston Review