Zaolzie as an Instrument of Influence: An Attempt to Revive a Polish-Czech Territorial Conflict
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Russia suspected of large-scale disinformation about Poland's "territorial claims" to the Czech Republic - media. Criminals created fake websites and accounts to quarrel Poland and the Czech Republic over a fictitious demand to transfer 638 hectares. Russia is suspected of the campaign.
Researchers say the disinformation campaign used artificial intelligence-generated images, fake account profiles and paid Facebook ads to convince audiences that Poland and the Czech Republic were engaged in a conflict over Cieszyn in the Silesian region.
The attempt to damage relations between the Czech Republic and Poland with an elaborate and extensive disinformation campaign failed, thanks to its timely detection. Czechs and Poles have confronted the fictitious dispute over the Cieszyn region, which bears the hallmarks of hybrid warfare, with humor, despite the fact that top politicians have also put the whole matter in perspective.
False documents, accounts that supplanted diplomats and content generated with artificial intelligence to make believe that Warsaw wanted to...
As reported by Czech media and NASK, an operation was underway in Poland and the Czech Republic, attempting to sow hostility—or at least distrust—between Poles and Czechs. These were likely the work of foreign intelligence agencies. Artificial intelligence, among other things, was used in the operation. The prime ministers of both countries addressed the matter.
Finally, Babiš himself spoke up.
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