| Title: | Team Jorge’: Journalists expose the business of disinformation black ops – Tech 24 |
| URL: | https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20230217-team-jorge-journalists-expose-the-business-of-disinformation-black-ops |
| Publisher: | France 24 |
| Date published: | February 17, 2023 |
| Description: | This week saw the release of a wide-ranging investigation into the lucrative disinformation industry, published by a media consortium led by the French NGO Forbidden Stories. At the centre of the story is a shadowy Israeli group nicknamed “Team Jorge” who claims it has influenced 33 elections worldwide with a potent combination of phone hacking and thousands of fake profiles. FRANCE 24’s Technology Editor Peter O’Brien dives into the systems they use to wage disinformation “black ops”. |
Team Jorge’: Journalists expose the business of disinformation black ops – Tech 24
This week saw the release of a wide-ranging investigation into the lucrative disinformation industry, published by a media consortium led by the French NGO Forbidden Stories. At the centre of the story is a shadowy Israeli group nicknamed "Team Jorge" who claims it has influenced 33 elections worldwide with a potent combination of phone hacking and thousands of fake profiles. FRANCE 24's Technology Editor Peter O'Brien dives into the systems they use to wage disinformation "black ops".
