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Jul 2020
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The impact of misinformation and disinfo...

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In episode 14 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Samantha North, expert on disinformation, to discuss group conflict and tribalism within current topics such as Brexit and Covid-19 and how disinformation and misinformation is impacting this.


For more information on OSINT training go to janes.com/OSINTtraining


To find out more about Samantha's work go to samanthanorth.com

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