Disinfo Docket 15 October

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Highlights

1. Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s claims about peace, war and Iran after his Israel address (Poynter, 14 October)
2. Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts (The Record, 14 October)
3. To Have Democracy, We Must Contest Data (Tech Policy Press, 14 October)
4. Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength (The Conversation, 15 October)
5. Parents supported to navigate early years misinformation online (UK Government Press Release, 14 October)

1. Academia & Research

1. FinVet: A Collaborative Framework of RAG and External Fact-Checking Agents for Financial Misinformation Detection (arXiv, 13 October)
2. Public trust in institutions falters amid weak regulation and digital misinformation (Phys, 15 October)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. Threads is getting group chats as messaging rolls out to the EU (Tech Crunch, 15 October)
2. Closing the Gaps in AI Interoperability (Tech Policy Press, 15 October)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. Russia charges prominent opposition figures with ‘terrorism’ and ‘plotting a coup’ (Meduza, 14 October)
2. Tomahawk missiles are Russia’s latest red line. Will Trump call Putin’s bluff? (Atlantic Council, 14 October)