Tag: Infox
RFI targeted by a false report manufactured by Russian propaganda
This Wednesday, March 27 in the afternoon, a false report impersonating Radio France Internationale appeared online. This video suggests, without any evidence, that a Ukrainian tuberculosis epidemic would threaten France…
Viginum is strengthening itself in the face of the increase in foreign digital interference
Increasingly pernicious information manipulation campaigns on social networks, which act as venom on public debate, have been pushing the French authorities for two years to step up the response. This…
a fake newspaper cover targets Emmanuel Macron
While traveling in the Czech Republic, Emmanuel Macron returned to his comments on Monday March 4 concerning the possible sending of Western troops to Ukraine. “ We refuse to enter…
an epidemic of “deepfakes” rages before the elections
As the South Korean legislative elections approach in April, the ” deepfakes » are multiplying on social networks. These misleading videos using artificial intelligence to create false narratives from real…
Video of US underwater drone in Houthi hands resurfaces
In Yemen, the Houthi rebels have managed to seize an ultra-sophisticated underwater drone, according to numerous publications on social networks shared by accounts close to the Yemeni rebels. A video…
American climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation case against two bloggers
Resounding victory against disinformation in the United States: one of the most eminent American climatologists has won a defamation suit against two ultraconservative bloggers who had questioned his research on…
When electoral disinformation grows
Disinformation has become an increasingly important variable in elections. We see it in Taiwan, as we may fear in Europe or the United States this year. This is an arch-classic…
Europe grapples with information warfare
The European Commission is concerned about Russian disinformation which risks interfering in elections in Europe. The Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, even speaks “ massive manipulation weapon »…
Fired Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson launches Twitter show
The star host, accused of having relayed false accusations of fraud in the last American presidential election and brutally dismissed from the conservative channel Fox News on April 24, 2023,…
Faced with the chaos of the info, a journalist offers an atypical personal development guide
The media workshop receives Benoît Raphaël, a French journalist and entrepreneur who publishes Information: indigestiona book about information chaos and how we can individually deal with it. The finding of…