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The aim of disinformation

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19 November
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ. Stuart Jones (Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change) explains that the disinformation game is to radicalise the views of citizens within a particular country. As Masa Kekana sits down for an extended interview, Jones goes on to say that fake news is designed to amplify extremes until they become part of mainstream discourse. And that, says Jones, is the real danger. When things that were unthinkable suddenly become mainstream โ€“ and even make their way into policy and real-world actions โ€“ then disinformation has done its undoing. For the latest content, get DStv Stream.