​ Mis, Dis, Malinformation

CISA’s Mis-, Dis-, Malinformation Team (MDM Team) is charged with building national resilience to mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) and foreign influence activities. The MDM Team does this by helping the American people and DHS stakeholders understand the scope and scale of MDM activities targeting elections and critical infrastructure, and by enabling them to take actions to mitigate risks associated with MDM.

For more information, visit CISA’s MDM webpage.

What is MDM?

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation make up what CISA defines as “information activities.” When this type of content is released by foreign actors, it can be referred to as foreign influence. Definitions for each are below.

• Misinformation is false, but not created or shared with the intention of causing harm.

• Disinformation is deliberately created to mislead, harm, or manipulate a person, social group, organization, or country.

• Malinformation is based on fact, but used out of context to mislead, harm, or manipulate.

Foreign and domestic threat actors use MDM campaigns to cause chaos, confusion, and division. These malign actors are seeking to interfere with and undermine our democratic institutions and national cohesiveness. The resources provided at the bottom of this page provide examples and more information about MDM activities.

[OCS: You notice that they left out an item?

• Propaganda is ideas, facts, rumors, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s political cause or damage an opposing cause.

which covers the disinformation and malinformation originating from the Obama/Biden regime.]

Building Resilience

The MDM team’s plan for building national resilience through public awareness and engagement is focused on engaging three categories of stakeholders to enable a whole-of-society approach:

• Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) – The MDM team engages SMEs to enhance our understanding of the threat and how to mitigate the impact of information activities, to include how best to message to the public. SMEs include researchers, think tanks, and marketing/advertising experts.

[OCS: As we have seen over the past few years, only the regime’s selected subject matter experts are considered for exposure, while equally educated, credentialed, and experienced individuals who challenge the existing narrative or put forth an alternative hypothesis are censored or canceled from distribution platforms. Many prestigious and well-known think tanks and foundations are known to have extreme political biases and are fundamentally suspect. And marketing/advertising experts are all about engagement and manipulation, not specifically conveying truth as much as a specific viewpoint or narrative.]

• Trusted Voices – The federal government cannot solve the MDM problem on its own. We need both trusted voices and those who can amplify resilience messaging. Trusted voices include state and local government officials, community leaders, and associations. The engagement with trusted voices helps the MDM team reach communities targeted by previous MDM campaigns.

[OCS: Trusted by whom? In most cases, the answer is, trusted by the regime or the regime’s gatekeepers. Those who can amplify messaging are primarily celebrities and influencers – more known for narrative, not news.] 

• American Public – In addition to working with Trusted Voices, the MDM team develops informational products and tools for use by the American people. Each of us has the power to stop information activities. The MDM team is focused on helping all Americans understand how bad actors are targeting them and what they can do to ensure those actors are not successful.

[OCS:  Most people do not have the time, energy, or motivation to research or verify information, tending to mirror the behavior of their peer groups. To the extent a population may be manipulated only requires looking at our elections and the corrupt fools and charlatans they elect based on packaged propaganda. No matter where on the political spectrum you might be, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump are all examples of unsuitable presidential candidates when measured by traditional standards. Here, the real question is simple – can you trust the MDM team to reliably and correctly inform the American people. Since the MDM Team is part of the regime, the answer is a resounding NO!]

Bridging Election Stakeholders and Social Media

The MDM team serves as a switchboard for routing disinformation concerns to appropriate social media platforms and law enforcement. This activity began in 2018, supporting state and local election officials to mitigate disinformation about the time, place, and manner of voting. For the 2020 election, CISA expanded the breadth of reporting to include other state and local officials and more social media platforms. This activity leverages the rapport the MDM team has with the social media platforms to enable shared situational awareness.   <Source>