Method of assessing the spread of false information using special programs and technologies based on the Internet environment

DOI: 10.31673/2409-7292.2024.020010

Abstract

Information struggle is an integral part of relations and a form of struggle between the parties, each of which strives to inflict defeat (damage) on the enemy in the form of information influences in his information sphere. Any component or segment of the informational-psychological space can become the object of information struggle, including the following types: mass and individual consciousness of citizens; socio-political systems and processes; information infrastructure; informational and psychological resources. The main method of information struggle is the dissemination of false information. It should be noted that technologies alone cannot win the information war. The battlefield goes beyond algorithms and code, reaching into the very fabric of our societies. The analysis of existing methods of reliable protection of the process of forming public opinion on the Internet showed that there are no such methods and technologies today and cannot be. The article deals with the actual issue of disseminating false information. A method of assessing the spread of false information using special programs and technologies based on the Internet environment is proposed. The given expressions: to evaluate the effectiveness of applied disinformation and to evaluate the openness of the false information management system. This makes it possible to make a quantitative assessment of the impact of false information on the population of the state and on the formation of public opinion in general.

Keywords: false information, method, disinformation, distribution, fake, astroterfing.