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WMD disinformation is a set of carefully constructed false messages leaked to an opponent‘s communication system in order to deceive the decision-making elite or the public. The purpose is to weaken adversaries from the inside and undermine collective responses to challenges. As a campaign, it is best understood as a type of information warfare.
As the lines between reality and deception become blurred, the potential for large-scale mobilization of people and resources around false narratives in a pandemic, and other crises, creates significant global threats. The ability to recognize and counter WMD disinformation and threats is paramount.
(1/2) This month our team will be busy attending the @OPCW CSP-29 to shed light on chemical weapons disinformation and how to tackle it, as well as attending the @GPWMDOfficial Working Group hosted by @ItalyMFA_int to discuss countering all forms of malicious CBRN disinfo.
— GP WMD Counter Disinfo (@GPctrDisinfo) November 1, 2024