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
Our Global Partnership Against the Spread of WMD Counter Disinfo Initiative is back at work preparing new materials, tools and workshops to aid diplomats and the general public in #identifying and #combatting #CBRN #disinformation. Here is a quick snapshot of our plans for 2025.
— GP WMD Counter Disinfo (@gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social) January 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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