AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightAs a result of the analysis, it is understood that in terms of continent-based verification density, intersection and stakeholder within the global verification ecosystem - with a special focus on the Russia-Ukraine War - the European continent is in a central position, followed by Asia and the Americas, while Africa is isolated in this ecosystem and needs integration and cooperation in many ways.
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Abstract
Following the 2016 US Presidential Election and the Brexit Referendum, discussions intensified globally regarding attempts to disrupt transnational politics through disinformation activities. Alongside these events, the role of digital warfare conducted via social media platforms in shaping transnational politics and the efforts of states to intervene in the internal politics of other countries through digital channels have increased significantly. These developments have brought disinformation activities to the forefront as a direct determinant of political, social, and economic dynamics at the global level and have placed the borderless spread of misinformation, one of the most critical issues of the digital age, at the center of the global agenda. This study examines the evolving digital information environment using the example of the Russian-Ukrainian War, looking at how misinformation circulates at the transnational level, which actors fuel it, and how global fact-checking efforts have been shaped in response. It thus aims to present both the global dissemination dynamics of disinformation and the increasingly important international verification ecosystem from a holistic perspective. In the study, 537 pieces of content on the Russian-Ukrainian War, which were verified on ukrainefacts.org between January 2022 and March 2023, were analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. As a result of the analysis, continent and country-based verification density, clustering status, intersection relations, stakeholder levels and change in the process were tried to be revealed. As a result of the analysis, it is understood that in terms of continent-based verification density, intersection and stakeholder within the global verification ecosystem - with a special focus on the Russia-Ukraine War - the European continent is in a central position, followed by Asia and the Americas, while Africa is isolated in this ecosystem and needs integration and cooperation in many ways.