We’ve all seen the headlines around COP28, but what was going on behind the scenes? It was a troubling trend of misinformation, mistrust, and polarization. 2.2 million posts on X were published during the conference – the same as COP27 which is surprising given this year’s controversies, but this could also be indicative of X’s declining role in public discourse – with 8,584 X profiles mentioning...
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) was dominated by disinformation that sought to undermine the conference’s goals and the businesses involved. With COP28 taking place in the United Arab Emirates from 30th November 2023, disinformation will inevitably climb once again. Last year, Kekst CNC Intelligence evidenced that 6% of the Twitter profiles mentioning COP27 were suspected bots...
New research by Kekst CNC Intelligence reveals that companies in the FTSE 100 were targeted by non-credible publications daily during September 2022, highlighting modern communications’ challenge of facing disinformation that shapes public perceptions and beliefs. Kekst CNC’s disinformation technology (powered by NewsGuard®) identified that 2% of news sources shaping perceptions about FTSE 100...