COUNTER DISINFORMATION AS A MECHANISM FOR FORMATION TRUST IN THE SECURITY AND DEFENSE SECTOR OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of combating misinformation, which is part of a dangerous phenomenon-operations of information influence, in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war; shows what methods the aggressor country uses to mislead society; It has been found that the use of information influences to manipulate public opinion have deep roots and reaches the first century of our era; The six – stage RESIST – 2 model is described – an original toolkit that was developed by the Britain's government to prevent the spread of misinformation and reduce its negative impact on the target audience through strategic communications; It is proved that the introduction of a video course on media literacy for military personnel helps to develop their critical thinking and enhances their ability to counteract hostile information influences; It is recommended to develop an in depth educational course for representatives of the security and defense sector to counteract hostile information influences, where much attention is paid to new technologies – deepfakes – synthetic videos, which are created through artificial intelligence, since work in this direction should be systematically hostile information influences, confidence in the security sector and the reinforcement, and preserving the basics of democracy as a whole.