Perry Carpenter KB4-CON 2026 Q&A: Deepfakes & Deception

In just a couple years, deepfakes have gone from cartoonishly silly and largely academic exercises to sophisticated audio and video creations with the potential to trick just about anyone ...

August 9, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

A Whopping 33% of Young Americans Are Exposed to Political Lies on TikTok

Excellent reporting by the Wall Street Journal! They wrote about a disturbing trend. "Amid a deluge of election news and memes on TikTok, WSJ found thousands of videos with political lies ...

June 11, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Beware: Major AI Chatbots Now Intentionally Spreading Election Disinformation

Just when you thought the disinformation landscape couldn't get any worse, a new report from Democracy Reporting International in Europe reveals that popular AI chatbots have started ...

May 21, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

The Shadow War: Cognitive Warfare and the Politics of Disinformation

For better or for worse, we live in a world that is an anarchy of nations. Over the last few decades, warfare has transcended traditional battlefields. We may already be experiencing a ...

April 1, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Must-Read New Study on Russian Propaganda Techniques

The Kyiv Post just published: "A knockout study by the Institute for the Study of War (“ISW”), just out March 27, is a must read for all the leadership of the West, and particularly, the ...

February 1, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Associated Press: "Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories."

The AP published a great article. This is your executive summary: Conspiracy theories have always been part of American culture, but advanced technology is making them more persuasive and ...

December 5, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

How The Disinformation Machine Works, And How $400 Can Stop It

Specifically when wars break out, disinformation kicks into high gear. In the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack, the internet has been swamped with a deluge of disinformation. This ...

October 11, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

[DISINFORMATION ALERT] Israel-Hamas war causes deluge of dis- and misinformation

Social media, and it seems particularly X (former Twitter) seems to drown in an almost instant deluge of disinformation caused by the horrendous Israel-Hamas war that broke out last ...

September 28, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] China Invests Billions in Huge Global Disinformation Campaign

Dustin Volz from the WSJ dropped a huge scoop today. This is rocket fuel infosec budget ammo I would send to my C-suite in a New York minute. They said: "Fake authors, bot armies and ...

August 6, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

WIRED: "This Disinformation Is Just For You."

WIRED just came out with an article that spells out the coming tsunami of highly targeted disinformation. here is a short summary and the article is highly recommended:

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