British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda ahead of jab rollout

  • Leaked documents revealed soldiers are already monitoring cyberspace
  • The British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will tackle anti-virus propaganda
  • It comes amid a rise in the number of anti-lockdown protests around Britain
  • The defence cultural specialist unit was launched in Afghanistan in 2010

By Emer Scully | 28 November 2020

DAILY MAIL — The British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda ahead of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, it has been revealed.

Soldiers are already monitoring cyberspace for Covid-19 content to find out how British citizens are being targeted online, leaked documents showed.

It comes amid a rise in the number of anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests taking place around Britain as three potential vaccines were found to have around 90 per cent effectiveness.

The defence cultural specialist unit was launched in Afghanistan in 2010 and is tied to the army’s 77th Brigade, which often works with psycological operations teams, reported The Sunday Times.

A probe into vaccine disinformation from hostile states, including Russia, will be launched.

The team will start recruiting professional and reserve soldiers to help in its mammoth task as the Government prepares the country for mass vaccinations as soon as next month. […]

3 Comments on British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda ahead of jab rollout

  1. Rumbling on other pages saying that a Margaret Keenan, 90 years old doesn’t come up in any people searches for the area, outside of one that died a decade ago. I’d argue that the lady paraded out in front of the camera doesn’t look 90 years old to me. I don’t don’t doubt that this is the specialized handiwork of the 77th brigade

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