This paper studies a computational logic for dishonest reasoning. We introduce logic programs with disinformation to represent and reason with dishonesty. We then consider two different cases of dishonesty: deductive dishonesty and abductive dishonesty. The former misleads another agent to deduce wrong conclusions, while the latter interrupts another agent to abduce correct explanations. In ded...

By 2019, a number of security professionals in my sphere were questioning whether combatting misinformation was part or if it entirely outside our core area. Perhaps best treated as potential application domain for when computers happened to be involved, much politics, health, finance are. I lean toward big tent, where many disciplines form key parts the expansive area cybersecurity. This philo...

Abstract Existing analyses of disinformation tend to embrace the view that is intended or otherwise functions mislead its audience, is, produce false beliefs. I argue this doubly mistaken. First, while paradigmatic campaigns aim beliefs in an may some cases be only prevent audience from forming true Second, purveyors need not intend have any effect at all on their audience’s beliefs, aiming ins...

Democracy is based on individuals’ ability to give their opinions freely. To do this, they must have access a multitude of reliable information sources, and this greatly depends the characteristics media environments. Today, one main issues individuals face significant amount disinformation circulating through social networks. This study focuses parliamentary disinformation. It examines how par...

Disinformation has been regarded as a key threat to democracy. Yet, we know little about the effects of different modalities disinformation, or impact disinformation disseminated through (inauthentic) social media accounts ordinary citizens. To test forms and their embedding, conducted an experimental study in Netherlands ( N = 1,244). In this experiment, investigated (contrasted both similar d...

The rise of digital media contributes to fake news and disinformation being circulated on a larger scale pace. central aim the work is consider potentials individuals actively respond news. In that regard, authors rely Archer’s theoretical framework reflexivity its modes. It argued specific mode reflexivity, namely meta-reflexivity, can enable people take critical distance towards messaging. me...