I often see messages and images about Gaza or Ukraine on social media - some of them computer-generated fakes. Is this already part of hybrid warfare? Disinformation campaigns are just one of the many tools of hybrid warfare, albeit an effective one - with digitally generated photos or real ones that are placed in a different context. The attacks work across national borders and the identity of the perpetrator is concealed. It's about influencing the interpretation of certain events.

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