Beyond Bots: The “Ghost Reporter” Strategy and the Laundering of Narrative Influence
Imagine finding out that one of your favourite columnists on your favourite news website, whose writing you have come to like over the past year, does not exist.... Read more.
AI Chatbots and the Spread of Disinformation Part 1: The Not-So-Curious Case of X’s Grok
The rise of Gen AI chatbots has seen a massive growth in reliance on these tools for information, research, and even companionship. A recent Pew Research Centre... Read more.
AI and Disinformation: A Discursive Analysis of West African Election
Summary AI-generated disinformation—including deepfakes, bot networks, and voice cloning—plays a role in amplifying ethnic and religious divisions, undermining... Read more.
Privacy vs Safety: The Dilemma of Content Moderation and Platform Accountability on Social Platforms
On 24 August 2024, Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram messaging service and Russian social network VK, was arrested after landing at Le Bourget Airport, France.... Read more.
The Limits of Community Notes in the Fight Against Disinformation: Lessons for the West African Ecosystem
Between its re-introduction as X’s flagship approach to tackling disinformation by Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Meta is adopting the same... Read more.
Impact of Financial Incentives on the Spread of Disinformation: A Case Study of X’s Ads Revenue Sharing Program
The spread of disinformation on Twitter (now known as X) is the subject of a growing body of research. That is attributable to the strength of the microblogging... Read more.
Information Vacuum and Information Disorder in Conflict Zones: An Exploration of the Lake Chad Basin
Introduction The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) is an important freshwater lake straddling four countries in the Sub-Saharan region: the northern part of Cameroon, western... Read more.
Reliable Sources in Information Disorder Ecosystem: What are they and can we trust them?
In the ongoing battle against information disorder—comprising misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation—the importance of seeking information from reliable... Read more.
Plausible Deniability and Permission Structure: Detecting Disinformation in the Age of AI
In what may be considered one of the most controversial moments of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election, we saw Peter Obi’s alleged phone call with Bishop... Read more.
AI and Disinformation: Ethical Concerns, Risks, & Existing Mechanisms
Photocredits: the Wall Street Journal The explosion of the emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence or GenAl and the widespread adoption of its use for various... Read more.