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Turkey's Directorate of Communications held the Turkic World Dialogue Forum in Ankara, timed to the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States. Head of the directorate Burhanettin Duran declared the need to jointly combat disinformation and to train AI models on content in Turkic languages.
Otabek YusupovThe WHO Civil Society Working Group presented the report 'Protecting Health in an Era of Climate Disinformation' and called on the 194 member states to make information integrity part of climate and health policy. The report examines case studies — from rumors after the Maui wildfires to the campaign against London's ULEZ zone. A WHO civil society working group presented the report 'Protecting Health in the Age of Climate Disinformation' and called on the 194 member states to make information integrity part of climate and health policy. The report examines cases ranging from rumors after the Maui fires to the campaign against London's ULEZ zone.
Dilnoza RahimovaPoland's Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski said that social media act as 'silent allies' of Russian bots on the 'disinformation front' and remain inactive, possibly for the sake of profit. Earlier, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova complained about bots and trolls under her posts.
Javlon TursunovPoliticians in France and Italy accuse foreign actors of stoking the riots, but the European Commission and law enforcement say there is no evidence of interference — only the exploitation of the unrest for information campaigns.
Javlon TursunovResearchers document widespread use of AI in Israel's 2026 election campaign: more than 14% of analyzed politician posts contain AI content, and the Likud party has published over 1,800 such items. The campaign includes deepfakes, conversational robocalls, bot networks and attempts to influence AI chatbot responses. Experts call the upcoming election Israel's first 'AI election'.
Sardor QodirovThe Turkish Embassy in Baku dismissed as baseless claims by several Azerbaijani media outlets, in particular Qafqazinfo, that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a 'secret meeting' and gave instructions during his visit to Baku. The Embassy stated that the publication is part of a disinformation campaign and that the letter to the Turkish parliament mentioned in it does not exist. The Qafqazinfo article was later removed from the website.
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