Illusions of Accuracy: The Power of Repetition in Political Lies
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Illusions of Accuracy: The Power of Repetition in Political Lies
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
Say it once and it’s a claim.
Say it ten times and it feels true.
🧵 How repetition warps perception — and why your brain trusts what it hears again.
#CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
🧵 Let’s talk about the Schuman Declaration — and why it still matters.
#EuropeDay #SchumanDeclaration #CognitiveSecurity
#EuropeDay #SchumanDeclaration #CognitiveSecurity
May 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🧵 Let’s talk about the Schuman Declaration — and why it still matters.
#EuropeDay #SchumanDeclaration #CognitiveSecurity
#EuropeDay #SchumanDeclaration #CognitiveSecurity
Hashtags for this thread:
#ExistentialWellbeing #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
#ExistentialWellbeing #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
May 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hashtags for this thread:
#ExistentialWellbeing #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
#ExistentialWellbeing #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
🧵 How bots, bios, automation, & algorithmic silos shaped US Army recruiting on X
-@ hashtag leads to a full breakdown:
📌 #SocialIdentity
📌 #DigitalPsychology
📌 #BotDetection
📌 #CognitiveSecurity
📌 #InfluenceOps
📌 #Disinformation
📌 #MediaLiteracy
🧵👇
🧵 How bots, bios, automation, & algorithmic silos shaped US Army recruiting on X
-@ hashtag leads to a full breakdown:
📌 #SocialIdentity
📌 #DigitalPsychology
📌 #BotDetection
📌 #CognitiveSecurity
📌 #InfluenceOps
📌 #Disinformation
📌 #MediaLiteracy
🧵👇
Thread Recap: We analyzed how bots, bios, automation, and algorithmic silos shaped U.S. Army recruiting on X.
What we found goes way beyond military messaging.
Here’s what each thread covered 👇
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
What we found goes way beyond military messaging.
Here’s what each thread covered 👇
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
April 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
🧵 How bots, bios, automation, & algorithmic silos shaped US Army recruiting on X
-@ hashtag leads to a full breakdown:
📌 #SocialIdentity
📌 #DigitalPsychology
📌 #BotDetection
📌 #CognitiveSecurity
📌 #InfluenceOps
📌 #Disinformation
📌 #MediaLiteracy
🧵👇
🧵 How bots, bios, automation, & algorithmic silos shaped US Army recruiting on X
-@ hashtag leads to a full breakdown:
📌 #SocialIdentity
📌 #DigitalPsychology
📌 #BotDetection
📌 #CognitiveSecurity
📌 #InfluenceOps
📌 #Disinformation
📌 #MediaLiteracy
🧵👇
Thread 2: Tragic Optimism as Civic Immunity
The ability to suffer with meaning is more powerful than fact-checks.
It gives people internal grounding when the world destabilizes.
#TragicOptimism #CognitiveSecurity
The ability to suffer with meaning is more powerful than fact-checks.
It gives people internal grounding when the world destabilizes.
#TragicOptimism #CognitiveSecurity
May 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Thread 2: Tragic Optimism as Civic Immunity
The ability to suffer with meaning is more powerful than fact-checks.
It gives people internal grounding when the world destabilizes.
#TragicOptimism #CognitiveSecurity
The ability to suffer with meaning is more powerful than fact-checks.
It gives people internal grounding when the world destabilizes.
#TragicOptimism #CognitiveSecurity
Hashtags for this thread:
#EUDisinfo2021 #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity
#Disinformation #InfoOps #DigitalPropaganda
#EUDisinfo2021 #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity
#Disinformation #InfoOps #DigitalPropaganda
May 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Hashtags for this thread:
#EUDisinfo2021 #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity
#Disinformation #InfoOps #DigitalPropaganda
#EUDisinfo2021 #NarrativeWarfare #CognitiveSecurity
#Disinformation #InfoOps #DigitalPropaganda
This completes the cognitive map.
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
May 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This completes the cognitive map.
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
Next: a recap thread covering all 7 tactics, key lessons, and the source.
#Disinformation #PsychologicalDefense #CognitiveSecurity
Next:
The Liar’s Dividend 2.0
Why the real danger isn’t fake content — it’s that now no one knows what to trust.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
The Liar’s Dividend 2.0
Why the real danger isn’t fake content — it’s that now no one knows what to trust.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
May 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Next:
The Liar’s Dividend 2.0
Why the real danger isn’t fake content — it’s that now no one knows what to trust.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
The Liar’s Dividend 2.0
Why the real danger isn’t fake content — it’s that now no one knows what to trust.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
🧵How do professionals break down disinformation campaigns?
Not with vibes.
Not with hot takes.
With a structured analytic model used by intelligence and national security analysts.
It’s called the Diamond Model of Influence Operations.
#InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
Not with vibes.
Not with hot takes.
With a structured analytic model used by intelligence and national security analysts.
It’s called the Diamond Model of Influence Operations.
#InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
June 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🧵How do professionals break down disinformation campaigns?
Not with vibes.
Not with hot takes.
With a structured analytic model used by intelligence and national security analysts.
It’s called the Diamond Model of Influence Operations.
#InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
Not with vibes.
Not with hot takes.
With a structured analytic model used by intelligence and national security analysts.
It’s called the Diamond Model of Influence Operations.
#InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
Hashtag index for navigation:
#Disinformation
#Psychographics
#DigitalProfiling
#CognitiveSecurity
#InfoOps
#PsychographicTargeting
#CognitiveVulnerabilities
Stay unpredictable.
#Disinformation
#Psychographics
#DigitalProfiling
#CognitiveSecurity
#InfoOps
#PsychographicTargeting
#CognitiveVulnerabilities
Stay unpredictable.
May 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Hashtag index for navigation:
#Disinformation
#Psychographics
#DigitalProfiling
#CognitiveSecurity
#InfoOps
#PsychographicTargeting
#CognitiveVulnerabilities
Stay unpredictable.
#Disinformation
#Psychographics
#DigitalProfiling
#CognitiveSecurity
#InfoOps
#PsychographicTargeting
#CognitiveVulnerabilities
Stay unpredictable.
Thread 8 — Intent, Lies, and Power
Because Mueller wasn’t just tracking actions.
He was tracking what Trump meant to do.
#ShadowPlay #MuellerReport #NarrativeWarfare #Disinformation #PublicResilience #CognitiveSecurity
Because Mueller wasn’t just tracking actions.
He was tracking what Trump meant to do.
#ShadowPlay #MuellerReport #NarrativeWarfare #Disinformation #PublicResilience #CognitiveSecurity
May 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Thread 8 — Intent, Lies, and Power
Because Mueller wasn’t just tracking actions.
He was tracking what Trump meant to do.
#ShadowPlay #MuellerReport #NarrativeWarfare #Disinformation #PublicResilience #CognitiveSecurity
Because Mueller wasn’t just tracking actions.
He was tracking what Trump meant to do.
#ShadowPlay #MuellerReport #NarrativeWarfare #Disinformation #PublicResilience #CognitiveSecurity
Next thread:
Platform as Actor, Not Host
Why algorithms aren't neutral — and why “just showing what people engage with” is the most dangerous lie in platform politics.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
Platform as Actor, Not Host
Why algorithms aren't neutral — and why “just showing what people engage with” is the most dangerous lie in platform politics.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
May 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Next thread:
Platform as Actor, Not Host
Why algorithms aren't neutral — and why “just showing what people engage with” is the most dangerous lie in platform politics.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
Platform as Actor, Not Host
Why algorithms aren't neutral — and why “just showing what people engage with” is the most dangerous lie in platform politics.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
Next thread:
Reflexive Control in Democratic Spaces
What happens when this doctrine meets open societies — and their vulnerabilities?
#ReflexiveControl #CognitiveSecurity #NarrativeWarfare #InfoOps
Reflexive Control in Democratic Spaces
What happens when this doctrine meets open societies — and their vulnerabilities?
#ReflexiveControl #CognitiveSecurity #NarrativeWarfare #InfoOps
May 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Next thread:
Reflexive Control in Democratic Spaces
What happens when this doctrine meets open societies — and their vulnerabilities?
#ReflexiveControl #CognitiveSecurity #NarrativeWarfare #InfoOps
Reflexive Control in Democratic Spaces
What happens when this doctrine meets open societies — and their vulnerabilities?
#ReflexiveControl #CognitiveSecurity #NarrativeWarfare #InfoOps
Hashtags for tracking:
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#InfoOps
#Disinformation
#Percepticide
#Perspecticide
#FreeSpeechVsManipulation
#CognitiveSecurity
#NarrativeWarfare
#InfoOps
#Disinformation
#Percepticide
#Perspecticide
#FreeSpeechVsManipulation
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Next: how disinformation uses emotion and moral reversal to override facts.
Why campaigns focus less on truth—and more on how truth feels.
#Disinformation #ColdWar #MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
Why campaigns focus less on truth—and more on how truth feels.
#Disinformation #ColdWar #MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
May 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Next: how disinformation uses emotion and moral reversal to override facts.
Why campaigns focus less on truth—and more on how truth feels.
#Disinformation #ColdWar #MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
Why campaigns focus less on truth—and more on how truth feels.
#Disinformation #ColdWar #MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity
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It doesn’t reward clarity.
It rewards conflict.
Two domains. One pattern.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #PlatformPower #NarrativeWarfare
It rewards conflict.
Two domains. One pattern.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #PlatformPower #NarrativeWarfare
May 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It doesn’t reward clarity.
It rewards conflict.
Two domains. One pattern.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #PlatformPower #NarrativeWarfare
It rewards conflict.
Two domains. One pattern.
#AlgorithmicAmplification #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #PlatformPower #NarrativeWarfare
This is narrative warfare. But we’re not helpless.
#Germany2025 #AfD #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
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#Germany2025 #AfD #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
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June 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is narrative warfare. But we’re not helpless.
#Germany2025 #AfD #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
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#Germany2025 #AfD #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation
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GenAI didn’t invent disinformation. It industrialized it.
From microtargeting to mass doubt, AI is scaling the old manipulation playbook.
We broke it down — threat by threat, tactic by tactic.
🧵 Here’s the full series recap.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
From microtargeting to mass doubt, AI is scaling the old manipulation playbook.
We broke it down — threat by threat, tactic by tactic.
🧵 Here’s the full series recap.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
May 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
GenAI didn’t invent disinformation. It industrialized it.
From microtargeting to mass doubt, AI is scaling the old manipulation playbook.
We broke it down — threat by threat, tactic by tactic.
🧵 Here’s the full series recap.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
From microtargeting to mass doubt, AI is scaling the old manipulation playbook.
We broke it down — threat by threat, tactic by tactic.
🧵 Here’s the full series recap.
#Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
If you’ve followed this series: thank you.
Stay tuned—more is coming.
Source: www.academia.edu/123...
#MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #CivicDefense
Stay tuned—more is coming.
Source: www.academia.edu/123...
#MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #CivicDefense
Special Issue (2024) Media Literacy to Tackle Disinformation
Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers.
www.academia.edu
June 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you’ve followed this series: thank you.
Stay tuned—more is coming.
Source: www.academia.edu/123...
#MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #CivicDefense
Stay tuned—more is coming.
Source: www.academia.edu/123...
#MediaLiteracy #InfoOps #CognitiveSecurity #Disinformation #CivicDefense
Bottom line:
People don’t live in an information war.
They live in a belief system protected by community.
And if debunking threatens that system?
It won’t liberate them — it’ll harden the walls.
#DebunkingFails #EchoChambers #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
People don’t live in an information war.
They live in a belief system protected by community.
And if debunking threatens that system?
It won’t liberate them — it’ll harden the walls.
#DebunkingFails #EchoChambers #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
March 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Bottom line:
People don’t live in an information war.
They live in a belief system protected by community.
And if debunking threatens that system?
It won’t liberate them — it’ll harden the walls.
#DebunkingFails #EchoChambers #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
People don’t live in an information war.
They live in a belief system protected by community.
And if debunking threatens that system?
It won’t liberate them — it’ll harden the walls.
#DebunkingFails #EchoChambers #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity
Up next:
Thread 2 — Literacy Without Immunity
What happens when you train people to analyze media — but not to resist manipulation?
#MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #InfoOps #NarrativeWarfare
Thread 2 — Literacy Without Immunity
What happens when you train people to analyze media — but not to resist manipulation?
#MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #InfoOps #NarrativeWarfare
May 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Up next:
Thread 2 — Literacy Without Immunity
What happens when you train people to analyze media — but not to resist manipulation?
#MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #InfoOps #NarrativeWarfare
Thread 2 — Literacy Without Immunity
What happens when you train people to analyze media — but not to resist manipulation?
#MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #InfoOps #NarrativeWarfare