In a stark warning that underscores the invisible war being waged alongside the physical one, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has revealed that Russia is meticulously preparing a new wave of information operations centered on the occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. This is not a spontaneous act of propaganda but a calculated, multi-week campaign, reportedly scheduled to unfold between October and early November. The SBU’s announcement, made on October 7, is not merely about anticipating a few misleading videos; it is a preemptive exposure of a cynical ploy that weaponizes human suffering for political gain. The intelligence, gathered…

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has found itself in an unusual and uncomfortable position: fighting a misinformation battle over a court ruling it did not choose and, in fact, actively opposed. The department has announced that it will refer an alleged disinformation campaign to the Independent Electoral Commission, after false claims began circulating about a Constitutional Court judgment handed down on 7 July 2026 in a case brought by Scalabrini of Cape Town. That case, at its core, deals with the rights of people who wish to apply for asylum in South Africa. But the online conversation around it…