What to expect when you're electing: Information hygiene and the human levers of disinformation
Summary: Cisco Talos published a research paper examining the psychology of disinformation, describing it as one of the key mechanisms foreign actors use to interfere in American elections. The report covers the human mechanisms these operations rely on, why they are effective, the long-term impact on trust in online information, and steps individuals can take to become more responsible consumers of information.
What you should know: The effectiveness of foreign election interference rests less on the technical sophistication of the fakes than on people's readiness to share manipulated photos and videos, which is why Talos frames better information hygiene as a defensive measure.
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