There is a major investigation going on over at the Pentagon looking into the military agency creating fake social media accounts to spread Pro-American messaging and disinformation online. According to a report by The Washington Post, Twitter and Meta (Facebook) both identified networks of fake accounts believed to be connected to the U.S. military. People be looking at me crazy when I tell them social media is a psychological warfare platform. Clandestine psychological operations, or “psyops,” is nothing new for the military, but in these cases, the military is accused of recently using fabricated online personas and fake media outlets. In 2019, Congress passed legislation allowing the US military to conduct psychological operations online.

Source: Washington Post September 20, 2022 17:11 UTC