Faith-Based Security Headlines
These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
Social Impact Report: 2023
NewsGuard’s journalists spent 2023 rating and updating ratings for more than 35,000 news and information sources accounting for more than 95% of online engagement with news, cataloging more than 1,800 false narratives, and uncovering misinformation campaigns and trends on topics where misinformation is creating real-world harm.
Analyst Comments:
Key findings of the research include:
- 287 domains that have spread at least one myth about the Israel-Hamas war
- 89% average rate of misinformation spread by ChatGPT and Bard when prompted on news topics
- 81 false claims related to the Israel-Hamas war cataloged in their Misinformation Fingerprints database
- 700+ brands—including several Fortune 500 companies—running ads on egregious misinformation sites
- 603 unreliable AI-generated News sites found in 2023
- 57 nonprofit and government organizations found to be advertising on websites that publish misinformation
New Human Trafficking Resources Released
SchoolSafety.gov was created by the federal government to provide schools and districts with actionable recommendations to create safe and supportive learning environments for students and educators. A new resource guide helps school understand the role they can play in identifying potential victims while offering best practices for response.
Analyst Comments:
Schools are uniquely positioned to support sudents facing human trafficking and exploitation. Because of the regular interaction between educators and students, school personnel can help identify and report suspected cases of trafficking and connect affected students to critical services. There are several strategies school leaders, staff, and districts can implement to help identify, prevent, and respond to human tracking including:
- Create a safe and supportive school environment
- Increase awareness and education
- Develop and implement prevention and response plans
Members are encouraged to review the SchoolSafety.gov site for additional resources.
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More Faith-Based Stories
Statement from President Joe Biden on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hate Crime detectives investigating hateful message scrawled outside Central Islip church
Presbyterian church in Sandy vandalized, pride flag on display stolen
Scary roof collapse at Connecticut church leaves gaping hole, steeple missing: ‘God is aware’
Arson not suspected in destruction of historic church in Tupelo
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty To Terrorism In Spree Of Attacks On Jews
Burned out, exhausted, leaving: A new survey finds clergy are not OK
South Hill church vandalized with antisemitic language
‘If you post any more videos, you’re out of here,’ Jewish student reports school saying
2 incidents of vandalism being investigated as possible hate crimes
Anti-Israel Activists Applaud Houthi Violence
Select All-Hazards Stories
23andMe admits it didn’t detect cyberattacks for months
DOJ: Russian National Sentenced for Involvement in Development and Deployment of Trickbot Malware
UN: Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief
Major US, UK Water Companies Hit by Ransomware
New bill looks to shore up US food, agriculture sectors
Hackers target WordPress database plugin active on 1 million sites
An ‘Official Organization’ on X Is Just Openly Glorifying Hitler Now
CDC alerts healthcare providers about measles cases
‘Heavily armed’ man arrested after shots fired, Molotov cocktail thrown in Edmonton city hall
Kremlin Denies Putin Sending Signals to U.S. for Ukraine Peace Talks
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