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Information Disor= der Syndrome

By 3D"RobertRobert Malone   = January 30, 2025   Censorship, Media, Psychology   = 5 minute read
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Infor= mation disorder is a term coined in 2017 in a report titled =E2=80=9CInform= ation Disorder Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and polic= ymaking=E2=80=9D that was drafted for the Council of Europe. (Derakhshan & Hossein, 2017). Informat= ion disorder refers to the sharing or developing of false information, cate= gorized as misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. Of interest,= the original 2016 election of President Trump triggered the commission of = this report. 

From the report:=

This concept has been further developed by think tanks, academics= , NGOs, governments, and others now invested in the vast fact-checking and = industrial-censorship complex. We have all become well-versed in these conc= epts over the past few years.

A 2020 peer-reviewed study took this co= ncept further and made information disorder into a mental health condition.=

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Abstract: 

Many of us= may be unknowingly suffering from information disorder syndrome. = It is more prevalent due to the digitized world where the information flows= to every individual=E2=80=99s phone, tablet and computer in no time. Infor= mation disorder syndrome is the sharing or developing of false information = with or without the intent of harming and they are categorized as misinform= ation, disinformation and malinformation. 

The severity of the s= yndrome is categorized into three grades. Grade 1 is a milder form in which= the individual shares false information without the intent of harming othe= rs. Grade 2 is a moderate form in which the individual develops and shares = false information with the intent of making money and political gain, but n= ot with the intent of harming people. Grade 3 is a severe form in which the= individual develops and shares false information with the intent of harmin= g others. 

The = management of this disorder requires the management of false information, w= hich is rumor surveillance, targeted messaging and community engagement.&nb= sp;

Repeated sufferers at the = Grade 1 level, all sufferers from Grade 2 and 3 levels need psycho-social c= ounseling and sometimes require strong regulations and enforcement to contr= ol such information disorder. 

The most critical inter= vention is to be mindful of the fact that not all posts in social media and= news are real, and need to be interpreted carefully.

Fr= om this paper, the idea of =E2=80=9Cinformation disorder syndrome= =E2=80=9D quickly jumped into the lexicon of both the censorship-= industrial complex and the mental health industry. It is important to note = that the terms syndrome, disease, and mental disorders are often used inter= changeably. In this case, it has been determined by organizations such as&n= bsp;First Draft and the Aspen = Institute that the way to cure this syndrome is to stop the flow o= f misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation online.

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Is it just a matter of time before the American Psychiatric = Association puts this new =E2=80=9Csyndrome=E2=80=9D into the next edition = of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)? 

Is this a possibility? 

The American Psychological Associat= ion is at least considering how to fit =E2=80=9Cinformation disorder=E2=80= =9D or even =E2=80=9Cinformation disorder syndrome=E2=80=9D into their moda= lities. The APA has developed a consensus statement report on fighting health misinformation, which we taxpayers paid for. The = CDC paid the APA $2 million for this project.

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= Next up will be the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) developing a= funding program to research how to cure or manage this new mental health d= isorder; considered a new syndrome because of the pernicious tend= rils of the internet.

As information disorder syndrome is not a forma= lly recognized mental health condition yet, so far, specific NIMH funding h= as been absent. However, suppose information disorder syndrome continues to= evolve by the medical establishment into a mental health condition. In tha= t case, it is conceivable that NIMH could support studies in the future, pa= rticularly for the =E2=80=9Csufferers from grade 2 and 3 levels who nee= d psycho-social counseling and sometimes require strong regulations and enf= orcement to control such information disorder.=E2=80=9D 

Th= is is yet another example of how the government can and has previously exer= ted control over individuals. What happens when the APA stigmatizes people = who have contrarian views or lifestyles or posts mis, dis or mal-informatio= n repeatedly online? The APA has a long history of discriminating and label= ing categories of people who differ from the norm, such as when being gay&n= bsp;became a mental health disorder in the 1950s.

This lasted for decades, and the APA endorsed many medical treatments s= uch as surgical interventions, including castrations, vasectomies, hysterec= tomies, and lobotomies, drug therapies (including aversion therapy, which i= ncluded inducing nausea, vomiting, or paralysis when exposed to same-sex er= otic images or thoughts) and even chemical castration, sexual depressants a= nd stimulants, LSD, estrogen and testosterone and also electroconvulsive th= erapy=E2=80=94which involved administering electric shocks to patients.&nbs= p;

Taking this back to the topic at hand, making information disorder= a syndrome affecting the individual allows the state through the medical a= nd insurance industries to step in and force the individual to conform to s= ocietal norms. As shown in the example above, this is within the realm of p= ossibilities.

Is this a future that is going to happen? Who knows, bu= t it could. And we have to be prepared for this future manifesting in vario= us planning stages. This is why terms such as =E2=80=9Cinformation disorder= =E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cinformation disorder syndrome=E2=80=9D are being pro= pagated throughout new media and must be rejected at all levels. 

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=E2=80= =9DFree speech is the most pragmatic tool we have for ascertaining truth. O= nly by examining all sides of an issue can the truth be chiseled out like a= statue out of marble. But the underlying reality is that there can be many= truths; we each have our own experiences, values, mores, and life. That is= the beauty and wonder of being an individual. There can be no free speech = without free and open access to ideas, knowledge, truths, and untruths. Wit= hout free speech, we are little more than slaves.

We must defend all = speech=E2=80=94whether untrue, hateful, or intolerable, as that is the only= way to protect our rights and abilities to understand the world. As soon a= s free speech is restricted, that restriction will be used to sway public o= pinion. As soon as one person can be defined as a heretic for uttering word= s, then soon everyone opposing the =E2=80=9Cofficially approved=E2=80=9D si= de of an issue will be labeled as a heretic. The next logical step will be = for the state to define acts of heresy as criminal offenses. As soon as gov= ernments and those in power can sway public opinion by restricting free spe= ech, democracy and even our republic of United States will be lost.=E2=80= =9D 

(From =E2=80=9CPsyWar: Enforcing the New World Order=E2= =80=9D)

Republished from = the author=E2=80=99s Substack


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