Disinformation as a threat to national security on the example of the COVID-19 pandemic

Nowadays, the vast majority of threats to our security is related information security, resulting in a significant transformation national systems. One such threat disinformation, which increasingly being used intentionally. The study examines certain impacts disinformation on as system, example COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, explores some processes visible at international level and reviews external problems connection with security. Research methods techniques implemented research process itself are primarily based critical analysis literature synthesis published results. main findings show that phenomenon intensifies crisis situations (e.g. outbreak pandemic) contributes destabilization public mood, hinders functioning basic organs state and, consequently, increases negative effects events. Secondly, during pandemic has exacerbated its effects, causing damage an unprecedented scale. analyses fight against must be assumption depends awareness each citizen. Social built through effective education aimed raising medical knowledge. Disinformation serious consequences for modern countries it creates new their peacetime.