Global Scans · Fake News · Weekly Summary

• [New] As the world's largest democracy with the second largest population, the issue of fake news poses a unique threat in India. Statista
• [New] In the realm of hybrid threats, NATO could use AI to quickly verify information and debunk fake news before it spreads widely, thus protecting public discourse from manipulation. Meer
• [New] AI could create new problems like a rise in fake news and cyberattacks, automated AI weapons, and even infinitely stable dictatorships. Business Insider
• US tariffs are not fake news, winding back risk in portfolios. Lonsec
• More than life-killing diseases, more than inequality, and more than economic instability, the biggest threat that India has today are disinformation and fake news. Odisha Television Limited
• 2024's conference will delve into the urgent issues of election misinformation and fake news - threats that continue to endanger democracies around the world. Yahoo Finance
• As most fake news targeting S&P 500 firms is negative, investors might be misled into making investment decisions based on negative misinformation. SpringerLink
• While addressing the spread of false information is undoubtedly a legitimate concern, the proposed Karnataka Fake News Bill's reliance on criminal penalties and government-controlled oversight poses a grave threat to democratic values. DISA
• Only 35% of students could identify fake news, underscoring gaps in media and information literacy. IGSDA
• In the wake of von der Leyen's stark warning and the 2024 World Economic Forum's ranking of fake news as the most severe global short-term risk, the imperative to address misinformation has reached a critical juncture. CEPR
• Awareness and media literacy will be raised at consumer level with an effect on data protection: the European Union has already launched a number of projects to analyse the phenomenon of fake news and develop countermeasures. European Data Protection Supervisor
• In JAPAC, key concerns include North Korean cyber threats on cryptocurrency platforms, pro-Beijing narratives spread via fake news sites, and sophisticated cybercrime activities in Southeast Asia. SOCRadar Cyber Intelligence Inc.
• Deluge of 'pink slime' websites threaten to drown out truth with fake news in US election: US sites pushing misinformation are proliferating, aiming to look like reliable sources as local newspapers close down. SecureTheVillage
• Fake news and fake images will become some of the biggest challenges with the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, which PitchBook estimates will reach $42.6 billion in 2023. Media Post
• There is a risk that disinformation and fake news will distort truth to a level of malleability, resulting in two parallel systems of social media, two internets, two parallel narratives that negate each other - one China / Russia dominated and another dominated by the West. The Brenthurst Foundation
• Ordinary citizens are at risk of falling victim to cyberattacks, as cybercriminals often exploit personal information to spread disinformation, influence public opinion, and propagate fake news. BusinessWorld Online
• Threat actors, such as the Russian-linked CopyCop and Doppelganger networks, are using AI to create fake news articles and websites promoting election-related IO narratives. Security Boulevard
• From India to Italy, from the UK to the U.S., politicians, media, and civil society have been warning about the possible impact of AI-generated fake news in swaying voters' opinions. Access Now
• Using military threats, diplomatic pressure, fake news and financial inducements for politicians, China is being accused of deploying a broad strategy to influence voters in Taiwan's elections to pick candidates who favor unification. Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• There has been much speculation that generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT will be classed as high risk, meaning their use could be banned in Europe because of their ability to generate hate speech, fake news, and other dangerous material such as malware. Tech Monitor
• False stories about COVID-19 have become so common that it has become difficult to distinguish fake news from the truth The World Health Organization has in fact warned the public that the world is in battle over another type of epidemic called infodemics which it defines as the spread of fake news. PubMed Central (PMC)
• In addition to kinetic attacks, the Russian Federation is conducting massive information campaigns targeting Western and Ukrainian media: the prevalence of fake news, extravagant rhetoric, threats of nuclear escalation, and simulation of readiness for negotiations with impossible conditions. Newssky.com.ua
• Avoiding the spread of any fake news, defamation, contempt of court, blasphemy, voyeurism, and any threat to the sovereignty and integrity of India is of utmost national significance. Dissident Voice | a radical newsletter in the struggle

Last updated: 07 September 2025