{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CISA NEWSLETTER","provider_url":"https:\/\/cisanewsletter.com","author_name":"CISA EDITORIAL","author_url":"https:\/\/cisanewsletter.com\/index.php\/author\/cisa-editorial\/","title":"Sahelian Instability: Role of Disinformation - CISA NEWSLETTER","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Oalp7Zsx6h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cisanewsletter.com\/index.php\/sahelian-instability-role-of-disinformation\/\">Sahelian Instability: Role of Disinformation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cisanewsletter.com\/index.php\/sahelian-instability-role-of-disinformation\/embed\/#?secret=Oalp7Zsx6h\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sahelian Instability: Role of Disinformation&#8221; &#8212; CISA NEWSLETTER\" data-secret=\"Oalp7Zsx6h\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cisanewsletter.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cisanewsletter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fakenewsmedia.jpg","thumbnail_width":850,"thumbnail_height":850,"description":"Introduction Disinformation campaigns\u2014defined as the deliberate spread of false information intended to manipulate, mislead, or destabilise\u2014have impacted every region of Africa, with at least 39 countries targeted (African Center for Strategic Studies, 2024). These campaigns have become more concentrated: as of 2024, 20 African countries have faced three or more incidents, compared to only seven [&hellip;]"}