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Misinformation and disinformation are among the greatest threats to democratic stability, national security, and public trust.

In 2024, the World Economic Forum identified them as the most severe short-term global risk.

Meanwhile the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media and the recent Annual Threat Assessment by ASIO have highlighted them as a growing threat to Australian democracy.

These threats are exacerbated by the increasing sophistication of influence operations, which leverage emerging technologies to manipulate public perception and disrupt democratic processes.

The Information and Influence Lab has a variety of projects designed to address these threats. Please see our current projects to see how we are doing this.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following funding agencies: