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Disinformation

What is Disinformation?

False or misleading information deliberately created and spread to deceive, manipulate public opinion, or undermine trust in institutions.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as disinformation. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on disinformation

Requirements naming disinformation across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Recognise that generative AI lets anyone create information that masquerades as true and fair, and that AI-generated disinformation, misinformation and biased information increasingly risk destabilising and confusing society;

japan-ai-guidelines::C1.3 · 1)(3) Countermeasures against disinformation →

Mitigate confabulation per RISK-02 including: grounding + retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) + citation requirements + uncertainty quantification + benchmarks.

NISTAI600-7 · Confabulation, Bias, Information Integrity, Privacy, IP (Risks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) →

Member States should require AI actors to disclose and combat stereotyping in AI outcomes and data, whether by design or negligence, and ensure training data do not foster inequalities, prejudice, disinformation or restrictions on expression, with attention to...

unesco-recommendation-on-the-ethics-of-ai::PA2d · paras 66, 67, 70 Combat stereotyping and bias in outputs and training data, diversify teams and data, and set clear transparency and explainability requirements →

The Commission develops and distributes teaching modules for teachers of different age groups through the BIK portal and the Safer Internet Centres, covering media literacy, online safety, consumer risks, personal data, cyberbullying, mental well-being, harmfu...

eu-better-internet-for-kids-bik-strategy::C2.2 · C2.2 Teacher training modules (MOOCs) via the BIK portal and SICs, 2023 to 2024 →

Take an active part, as suits the business, in specialised information sharing such as Financials ISAC Japan and in cross-industry and international bodies to gather and share threat and vulnerability information;

japan-fsa-cybersecurity-guidelines-for-financial-institutions::2.2.2.1-D · 2.2.2.1 Collection and analysis of threat and vulnerability information: desirable actions →

The hazards evaluated are required to include: geological (earthquake, landslide, mudslide, lahar, subsidence, tsunami, volcano); meteorological (drought, extreme temperatures, famine, flood, flash flood, seiche and tidal surge, geomagnetic storm, lightning, w...

nfpa-1600-standard-on-continuity-emergency-and-crisis-management::5.2.2.1 · 5.2.2.1 Hazards evaluated across the eight categories from geological to humanitarian →

Questions people ask about disinformation

What is Disinformation?
False or misleading information deliberately created and spread to deceive, manipulate public opinion, or undermine trust in institutions.
Why is Disinformation important for compliance?
Disinformation is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding disinformation helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Disinformation?
Disinformation appears in the requirement text of Japan AI Guidelines, NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile, UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, EU Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) Strategy, Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions. Across these standards we have identified 13 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Disinformation?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how disinformation applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Disinformation applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.