US, Australia Sign Agreements on Countering Disinformation, New Earth Mapping Mission

According to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the spread of misinformation and disinformation poses a “threat across the Indo-Pacific,” and a new memorandum of understanding on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation, signed with Australia, will help the two countries work together even more effectively to combat the problem. The ceremony took place in Washington D.C. ahead of the upcoming AUSMIN discussions on Aug. 6 (Aug. 5 local time). “We know that around the world, we are in an environment in which misinformation [and] disinformation is unfortunately a tool of choice for countries that are in adversarial relationships with both of our countries,” Blinken said....