Politics Strategic Weapons in the Social Networking Age Conspiracy Theory : The Threat of Cognitive Warfare That Eats Democracy / Tomoko Nagasako / Ken Kotani

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POLITICS - A thorough explanation of Trump's plot theory! A war of prescriptions for a turbulent world in which weapons of plot theory fly online, the novel coronavirus, and the US presidential election … Today, there are many unearthly plot theories on various themes flying online. As exemplified by the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, conspiracy theories now go beyond the "hobby of some curious people" and have a major impact on the politics, society, and security of democratic countries, including Japan. And authoritarian countries such as China are using conspiracy theories as "weapons" and sending them into the social media of democratic countries and other online spaces, developing "cognitive warfare" to accelerate the division of society. In this chaotic era, how should we face conspiracy theories? Three experts on disinformation and information warfare delve into conspiracy theories from a security perspective and delve into the whole picture!