The Dangerous Combination Of War And Misinformation Online | The Chaos-To-Scam Pipeline

The ongoing invasion by the Russian military has created an overwhelming sense of fear for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Just over one million Ukrainians have fled Ukraine as they escape to neighboring countries, such as Poland and Hungary, in order to seek safety. While women aboard trains to the maximum capacity, men of the ages 18–60 are not allowed to leave the country and are told to fight with weapons given by the Ukrainian government while also using homemade Molotov cocktails. It’s a hard reality that sounds unimaginable to the rest of the world.

The war caused by Vladimir Putin’s obsession over the Russian Empire and the USSR has become a travesty and has been recognized as such by allies around the world. NATO and the European Union have come to the defense of Ukraine and have condemned Putin’s murderous actions. As we stay up to date on the latest information and reporting coming out of Ukraine, many have been tricked by misinformation on social media platforms that were shared in order to cause more confusion in times…