Propaganda, disinformation, informational, psychological and mental warfare as instruments of power in globalized world

Abstract

The report elaborates on the issue of disinformation as a tool for manipulation, influence and governance, the issue of information warfare. In connection with this, the basics of the concept are defined related to the terms disinformation, “disinformer”, misleading, inaccurate, ambiguous, compromising, deceptive, falsified disinformation. Disinformation as an integral part of aggressive propaganda, manipulation, information and psychological warfare, propaganda, manipulation, disinformation practice and the life cycle of disinformation.

Keywords

• disinformation
• propaganda
• manipulation
• psychological warfare
• disinformation practice