Debunking
💡[Did you know?] Debunking (or demystification) consists of identifying and dismantling false information. Source: Guide against disinformation 2025, DICoD, Ministry of the Armed Forces
Fact-checking
💡[Did you know?] Fact-checking is a technique or process that involves verifying stated facts. Several media outlets and collectives in France and around the world are working to verify the accuracy of information disseminated in the press and on social media, including: Les Dessous de l’infox (RFI) AFP Factuel (AFP) Les Décodeurs (Le Monde) Check […]
Misinformation
💡[Did you know?] Misinformation is the dissemination of false information, unaware that it is false and without the intention of misleading. Source: Guide against disinformation 2025, DICoD, Ministry of the Armed Forces
Disinformation
💡[Did you know?] Disinformation refers to the deliberate dissemination of inaccurate or false information with the aim of misleading and influencing. The phenomenon is not new but has experienced an unprecedented rise in recent years, linked to the development of digital technologies and social media. 88% of fake news circulates via social media. Two networks […]
Slopaganda
💡[Did you know?] Slopaganda is a neologism that combines the terms “slop” and “propaganda”. The term refers to the mass online dissemination of low-quality content (“slop”) generated by AI, intended to manipulate beliefs and opinions for political or ideological purposes.
Slop AI
💡[Did you know?] Slop (or AI Slop) refers to low-quality content (articles, images, videos) created by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) that floods the web, particularly social media, prioritising quantity over quality.
Generative AI
💡[Did you know?] Generative AI (GenAI) is a branch of artificial intelligence that produces new, original content (text, images, music, videos, computer code) that mimics human creations using existing data and a given prompt. Generative artificial intelligence can be used maliciously to spread false, manipulated, or misleading information online, such as deepfake videos and audio, […]
Hybrid Fakes
💡[Did you know?] “Hybrid fakes” refer to products that combine authentic elements from purchased or stolen products (such as labels, logos, or metal parts) with counterfeit parts, generally of poor quality (such as the fabric or leather of the product). This trend primarily targets counterfeit luxury products sold on peer-to-peer resale platforms.
IP/IT News – June 2025
Read more about the June’s top news about intellectual property, new technologies, cybercrime, disinformation and data protection.