The disinformation war in the Middle East
A flood of disinformation has erupted across social media in the online propaganda battle that鈥檚 being waged alongside the physical conflict between Israel and Hamas.
"A flood of disinformation has erupted across social media in the online propaganda battle that鈥檚 being waged alongside the physical conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Everything from video game clips falsely presented as genuine combat footage, to the outright denial of civilian deaths, have been deployed to try to skew the online narrative and warp public perceptions.
麻豆社 Verify鈥檚 Olga Robinson and Shayan Sardarizadeh examine the trends in this alternative war over the Middle East with the help of Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, the independent investigative organisation."
Presenter: Olga Robinson
Reporter: Shayan Sardarizadeh
Producer: Ed Main
Editor: Flora Carmichael
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