1/3 "#Disinformation campaigns often seek not to prove the claims they make, but to provoke discord, instability, and uncertainty in their targets. Simply by reporting that there were "rumours of a coup in Qatar", therefore, many independent media 
2/3 outlets played into the hands of the propagandists behind this campaign." The real story is not that there were rumours of a coup, but that there was a disinformation campaign designed to give the illusion of a coup.
3/3 In an age where disinformation is rife, even a technically factual report on social media trends can fan the flame of fake news. aljazeera.com/indepth/featur…
