News of disinformation

Trump rift opens disinformation on Ukraine

Today 11:22 Disinformation targeting Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy is surging as Donald Trump's shift frays relations with Kyiv.

PROFILE

Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes

19-02-2025 15:19 Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro prepares 2026 election campaign atop legacy of disrupting the 'democratic order,' destroying the Amazon rainforest and violating human rights.

Hate Speech Hearing

Tech giants skip Brazil disinformation hearing

23-01-2025 10:44 Meta scraps its independent fact-checking program in the US, igniting fears about the spread of hate speech and disinformation in Brazil.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

Rumours, lies and disinformation: ‘A lot of crazy’ in US election

03-11-2024 09:09 Elon Musk, Donald Trump helping amplify falsehoods about integrity of US election; Foreign actors also blamed by officials in Washington for sowing chaos.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Irrationalism, fantastic pseudology and denial

20-08-2024 16:11 Politicians and demagogic extremists of any kind are often responsible for feeding corrosive material to our neurons – but we are usually the ones guilty for ignoring reliable information and using extremely narrow analytical patterns.

by Martín A. Morgenstern

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Musk’s free speech mantra collides with crackdowns on hate speech and disinformation

19-08-2024 13:32 Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide.

DISINFORMATION ONLINE

Misinformation about Spanish PM online reinforces Milei discourse

24-06-2024 16:04 Various online posts helped fuel the recent diplomatic crisis between Spain and Argentina, with President Javier Milei and officials in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government pouring fuel on the flames.

INTERVIEW

James Rubin: 'China is supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and repeating its crazy arguments'

20-04-2024 05:24 China is supporting “materially, diplomatically, and even repeating Russia’s crazy arguments for this war,” says James Rubin, the United States’ top diplomat in charge of battling disinformation abroad.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

Information warfare threatens integrity and freedom

20-04-2024 05:13 While some nations embrace transparency and open dialogue, others view information as a means of exerting power and control over their citizens.

by Sofia Anahi Rodriguez

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

Disinformation hackathon battles manipulation, takes fight to fake news

19-04-2024 12:06 Journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers meet in Buenos Aires to debate and design tools to combat disinformation at an event organised by Fundación Perfil.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials – the disinformation of AI

17-03-2023 15:38 Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are becoming ever more common in global disinformation. Experts warn of the threat of deep fakes and AI-generated audio-visuals.

News of disinformation

Trump rift opens disinformation on Ukraine

Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes

Tech giants skip Brazil disinformation hearing

Rumours, lies and disinformation: ‘A lot of crazy’ in US election

Irrationalism, fantastic pseudology and denial

Musk’s free speech mantra collides with crackdowns on hate speech and disinformation

Misinformation about Spanish PM online reinforces Milei discourse

James Rubin: 'China is supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and repeating its crazy arguments'

Information warfare threatens integrity and freedom

Disinformation hackathon battles manipulation, takes fight to fake news

Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials – the disinformation of AI

Trump rift opens floodgates of disinformation on Ukraine

Zelenskyy set to meet Trump Friday with Ukraine minerals on table

Counterfeiting and cult murder: Family behind Milei memecoin has chequered past

Argentina's GDP shrank 1.8% in 2024, less than expected

Milei appoints Argentina’s ambassador to United States via decree

Se conocieron las causas de la muerte de Kim Gómez, la nena asesinada en La Plata

Desfile planetario: se podrá contemplar una extraordinaria alineación de 7 planetas, el próximo viernes 28 de febrero

La trama de acusaciones entre el marido de Jesica Cirio y un financista cripto que estuvo vinculado a Javier Milei

Luis Juez: “No hay poder de Dios en esta tierra que me haga levantar la mano para aprobar el pliego de Lijo”

Tristeza en Hollywood: Gene Hackman y su esposa fueron hallados sin vida