Explore how media moguls like Musk and Zuckerberg shape narratives, impacting truth and the Pakistani diaspora in the UK.
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Fact or Fiction? DSN’s Troubling Pakistan Coverage
Explore Drop Site News (DSN’s) reporting practices, biases, and its role in amplifying narratives targeting Pakistan’s state institutions.
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“Those Spreading Fake News for Vested Political Interests Need to be Brought to Justice”: Top Military Brass
COAS warns against propaganda for vested interests, insisting those responsible must be brought to justice.
Chitral – The (Dis)Information Incursion
TTP’s audience reach in the digital spaces posit how militants are equipped to start information catastrophes. The recent events in Chitral are a telling.
The Urgency of Securitizing Disinformation
While Pakistan has an ample sum of troubles to deal with, here is a case for why it should securitize disinformation. In hybrid and 5th generation warfare, cyberspace and disinformation campaigns are extremely lethal weapons used by enemy states. Hence, counter mechanisms must be a top priority.
How Western Media Played the Role of Arsonist in Russia-Ukraine Crisis?
If the individuals and nations are crammed by disinformation, it will affect public perception and policy. In 2003, the same propaganda, warmongering and false/misled information by U.S. officials led to the invasion of Iraq, precisely on the claims of WMDs.
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Cyber Warfare: 21st Century’s Primary Battlefield?
Cyber warfare in 21st century is posing greater challenges to the statehood by opening digitals’ battlefield to counter disinformation.
