Disinformation

The Guardian and Reuters reported the European Commission withdrew its sponsorship of an academic conference on disinformation and foreign interference at the request of US officials. Canada also announced it was pulling its sponsorship. The conference drew US criticism over panels critical of Washington.

A new report warns that Russia is systematically deploying AI-generated deepfake content to wage cognitive warfare aimed at undermining Western support for Ukraine, marking an escalation in the era of AI-driven disinformation.