23 days ago
How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation stokes division and sows despair

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 19:24 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation stokes division and sows despair”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Whether produced by Russia, China or far-right influencers, deepfakes and disinfo are pushing multiple false narratives Russian disinformation campaigns are varied in their falsehoods and strategies. The narratives range from a deepfake Tom Cruise criticising the Paris Olympics to portraying a recent Russian attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation spreads division and despair
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
How the ‘poisonous tide’ of disinformation stokes division and sows despair
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian