Trolls from Russia. Their fake news reached 2 million Poles yesterday. IBIMS tracked down three groups

via social media a warning about the spreading of false information via the internet.

“The main lines of false narratives present in the Polish infosphere are related to the perception of security guarantees and the US. This narrative is an element of the ongoing disinformation operation and undermining allied relations and the security of Poland” – we read in the alert

Trolls from Russia. Three groups sowing disinformation identified in Poland

that in the last 48 hours, the activity of at least three organized working groups conducting disinformation in the area of ​​Polish social media has been identified – especially in Facebook and Twitter channels. Experts estimate that the messages reached 2 million people.

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These groups operate by implementing entries in discussion threads concerning the situation in Ukraine, but also international organizations (EU, NATO) and the economic situation in Poland. They keep accounts that are openly pro-Russian and support Russian aggression against the Ukrainian state. Their messages also seek to discredit the Polish authorities and the above-mentioned organization and improvement of the image of the Russian Federation

– informs IBIMS. And he adds that “Despite the repeated blocking of the accounts of these groups by social networks, they still create a new infrastructure for conducting activities.”

Russian disinformation. What fake news are spread by trolls?

IBIMS reports that disinformation about prices and availability in Poland and the weakening of brands of Polish entrepreneurs has recently intensified.

In turn, the RCB gives examples of fake news that appeared in the infosphere: “We can only rely on our allies in peacetime, but in the event of an aggravation of the situation, they will fly out as soon as they arrived” – reads one of the false information that appeared on the web thanks to Russia’s actions. In another example we read: “Whether or not we are in NATO may turn out to be irrelevant.”

is one of the elements of the so-called hybrid war, as part of Russia’s attack on an independent country. Vladimir Putin has declared war on our eastern neighbors, attacked from the air, brought troops into Ukraine and stormed Kiev.

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