This video link (Asian AI Guy: Silver PsyOp or False Flag Operation?) takes you to a 9-minute clip that discusses a phenomenon that has recently emerged on Youtube, involving AI, established community leaders, and a short discussion of one type of psyop technique.
The clip is broken up into 5 sections: the Content, the 'High Speed Printing Press', Community Testimony, A Pattern of Warnings, and The Final Question
Silver and PM frogs will know this phenomenon (the 'silver asian guy') well, because its been circulating the Youtube precious metals arena for more than a month now.
I'm posting this here to GAW not because of the precious metals content, but because the breakdown presented in this very short (9 minute) video cross-translates extremely well to the things that we frogs and others in the truth-seeking community encounter all the time: potential information psyops.
Disinformation Psyop?
Well, to be more accurate, I'm talking about propaganda (propaganda psyops) in a number of forms, including dis-information, mis-information and mal-information.
The Methodology/Technique
What's used is a reasonably well known method of concealing an active piece of poison (mis/dis-information) inside a carrier in the form of legitimate and real information. The real and legitimate (accurate) information works as the medium by which the lies or deceptive information is 'snuck in'.
e.g. 90% accurate info + 10% lies/deceptive info
The video in the link is a great overview of how this technique works, but its also a good example of how to combat this this sort of operation, which I would breakdown as
1.) Identify content
2.) Identify mechanisms for delivery
3.) Contrast with an overview of solid community perspectives (or analyze using factual information)
4.) Identify potential harms or dangers
5.) Upgrade discernment
Although the context for this short video is something that's been happening on youtube over the past 40 days or so, the lessons apply to everything we encounter on social media, from influencers, or commentators, and more.
Why Discernment Upgrades Are Necessary
It should be obvious, but it's important for us frogs to consonantly upgrade our discernment because the collapse of the Lamestream Legacy media has resulted in the supremacy of decentralized content shared via social media (podcasters, 'researchers', commentators, inflooencers, etc).
That means that the primary target of dis-information / mis-information / mal-information operations is .... us. And our community. And all the people online who dig, research, read or share information in some form.
It's a lot easier to spot the Legacy Media propaganda now, because their methodology is so widely well known. But the information we get via social media etc, is trickier. And, the forces arrayed against you and I have gotten a lot sneakier; the general awakening of millions and millions to the deception psyops they used to run has forced them to evolve their techniques.
Also, any serious frog has to recognize that the disinfo and misinfo operations targeting us are going to be done using people who have 'established' a level of credibility by giving us good information or information that feeds our biases. They will use agents who look to us to be on the same page, or to be saying what we want to hear and which immediately resonates.
And that's why its tricky.
So, we need to constantly develop our discernment skills and also be on a constant lookout for operations that look good, but which may not actually have our best interests at heart. Wolves, dressed as very nice looking sheep.
As scripture advises: "Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God"
How do we do this within the information war: independent research, verification of facts, and upgrading discernment.
Note: The video is also a very good 'normie-friendly' introduction to how information manipulation works. Suggestion: share it with a friend, a colleague or a loved one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCgIAuTACtI
Some Definitions
(These are my personal definitions; feel free to correct, modify or comment)
Disinformation
- a lie injected into an information stream in order to deceive and cause the recipient to form a wrong or mistaken conclusion or impression, one that does not correlate to the truth of the matter.
Misinformation
- Mistaken information usually inadvertently shared (not deliberate) that has a similar effect: causing the recipient to form a wrong or mistaken conclusion or impression, one that does not correlate to the truth of the matter.
The difference between disinformation and misinformation is intent. The former is deliberately injected into the information stream in order to deceive, the latter is usually passed on by unsuspecting or undiscerning 'sharers'.
Disinformation will often ultimately evolve to be spread as misinformation.
Mal-information
- mal-information is information that may be true, but the purpose of which is to manipulate the recipient in a negative way. For example, information that omits the context necessary to correctly evaluate its worth. Or 'correct' information that inspires a destructive response. Example: "Donald Trump banned all immigration from Muslim countries during X period!" >>>. "He's racist!"
The mal-information lays the foundation for the disinformation to be received.
Folks who are not aware of information warfare or the existence of psyops are probably particularly susceptible to mal-information.
Mal-information is information that is both manipulative and which also comes with a deliberate, destructive purpose.
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