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Fight disinformation by refusing to advertise on websites set up to spread propaganda

Are you being tricked into funding the spread of disinformation? Check the GDI Index.

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Misinformation, Uncategorized / By Deepak Puri

Groups spreading disinformation siphon funds meant for legitimate advertising. Ad networks like Google and Facebook are complicit and make money when they direct ads and revenue to nefarious websites. When in doubt, follow the money. Bad actors don’t have the money or credibility to advertise their messages like traditional advertisers. Instead, they set up websites …

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Fact or fiction? Find out with Checkology.

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Deepak Puri

Learn to separate fact from fiction. Use the free Checkology app to determine the credibility of what you’re reading. “Lack of news literacy is a threat to democracy. A free society cannot function without a well-informed public and a vigorous and independent free press.” – NLP Disinformation “Americans blame political leaders and activists far more …

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Fighting disinformation. Coordinate a rapid response with shared talking points.

Fighting disinfo? Coordinate a rapid response with shared talking points.

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Misinformation, Uncategorized / By Deepak Puri

Disinfo requires a rapid, broad spread response. Get talking points to supporters for them to spread the truth and have their messages reinforce each other. A free teleprompter with the script makes it easier and lets them give better press interviews. This blog also includes a live map to check on the latest power outage …

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Study disinformation plays in order to defend against them such as how they are used to dodge questions with counter-accusations, use what-about-ism to justify terrible things and worse.

From Russian With Love: Disinformation Playbook

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Misinformation / By Deepak Puri

Study disinformation plays in order to defend against them such as how they are used to dodge questions with counter-accusations, use what-about-ism to justify terrible things and worse.

Fighting disinformation? Eighteen free weapons for your arsenal.

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Messaging, Misinformation, Radicalization / By Deepak Puri

Fighting disinformation? Use all the tools in your arsenal. Here are eighteen of the best. Disinformation basics Disinformation attacks involve these tactics according to Harmony Square:– Trolling people and deliberately provoking people to react emotionally to evoke outrage– Exploiting emotional language to make people afraid or angry about a particular topic– Artificially amplify the reach …

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Storytelling poisoned to spread disinformation

Stories poisoned to spread disinformation

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Misinformation, Radicalization / By Deepak Puri

Disinformation is the new battlefield. Why fight when you can manipulate your adversary into fighting itself? Beware of fairy tales poisoned with disinformation.

Foreign interference and domestic politics use disinformation to divide, incite. and manipulate. It's cheap, effective and hard to counter. Learn how to spot it and inoculate others against it too.

Vaccinate against disinformation

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Misinformation, Technology, Software, and Apps / By Deepak Puri

Foreign interference and domestic politics use disinformation to divide, incite. and manipulate. It’s cheap, effective and hard to counter. Learn how to spot it and inoculate others against it too.

Disinformation is often just Bullshit (BS) designed to trick readers with impressive language, bogus logic and graphs.

How to spot BS being used to manipulate public opinion

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, Messaging, Training Volunteers and Organizers / By Deepak Puri

“Instead of trying to combat each leak directly, we should teach the public to tell when they are being manipulated. Americans should be taught the basic skills necessary to be savvy media consumers, from how to fact-check news articles to how pictures can lie.”

How to spot a disinformation zombie

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Disinformation, Messaging / By Deepak Puri

Disinformation is a cruel tactic to grab power by tricking people into voting against their self-interest and safety. Learn how it works and how to counter it.

Be on guard against right wing operatives in disguise running political sting operations.

Don’t be conned! Ten safety tips against political sting operations.

Leave a Comment / Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Right wing undercover operatives aim to discredit voting by mail and shut down voter registration efforts in minority communities. Guard against dirty tricks with these safety tips.