ONLINE INVASION: How foreign powers shape what we see and believe online | Part 1

About this episode

This episode discusses how foreign powers influence public opinion through disinformation, focusing on the Philippines.

In today’s information battlefield, outside forces are waging influence campaigns using proxies, propaganda, and falsehoods to sway public opinion. This tactic is known as Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI). How does FIMI threaten democracies around the world? What’s happening in the Philippines?  Prof. Rachel Khan of the University of the Philippines breaks it down. This is Part 1 of a three-part special series uncovering how foreign actors meddle in Philippine politics through disinformation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Howie Severino

Guest: Prof. Rachel Khan

Topics covered

• foreign information manipulation
• disinformation
• politics
• democracy
• influence campaigns

Keywords

• foreign information manipulation
• disinformation
• influence campaigns
• Philippines
• democracy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of the Philippines

Places: Philippines

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