Disinfo Docket 9 October

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Highlights

LISTEN - Spamouflage: Graphika's Jack Stubbs Featured in New Podcast (Graphika, 8 October)

1. US Republicans condemn hurricane misinformation spread by their own party (Reuters, 9 October)
2. 9 Ways to Respond to Political Misinformation (TIME, 9 October)
3. NC Republican: ‘Hurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government’ (The Hill, 9 October)
4. Georgia group that pushes election misinformation gains influence with election officials (CNN, 9 October)
5. Global Crises, Local Consequences: How Silicon Valley Shapes Our World (Coda Story, 9 October)

1. Academia & Research

1. Misinformation is a threat to society – let’s not pretend otherwise (LSE, 8 October)
2. Q&A: AI-generated misinformation is everywhere—identifying it may be harder than you think (Phys.org, 9 October)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes (404 Media, 9 October)
2. Dismantling AI Data Monopolies Before it’s Too Late (Tech Policy Press, 9 October)
3. The next big misinformation challenge: people want it (Politico, 9 October)
4. Musk’s hurricane of misinformation has finally gone too far (The Independent, 9 October)

The DFRLab has uncovered 12 suspicious #TikTok accounts pushing pro-Kremlin content audiences in #WestAfrica 👀 These accounts are spreading anti-French narratives while pushing for greater African cooperation with Russia https://t.co/Bc1Cqa0nJw

— DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social (@DFRLab) October 9, 2024

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. Ending Russian impunity: Why Ukraine needs justice as well as security (Atlantic Council, 8 October)
2. Russian activist Dmitry Skurikhin, once a popular local politician, returns to cold welcome from neighbors after serving time for anti-war posters (Meduza, 9 October)
3. Russia and Turkey ban Discord messaging app (The Record, 9 October)