Information Alibi
Obfuscation
Information alibi is the deliberate construction and dissemination of multiple competing narratives and alternative suspects by state actors to obscure responsibility for hostile operations, create epistemic confusion, and prevent accountability.
Information alibi is the deliberate construction and dissemination of multiple competing narratives and alternative suspects by state actors to obscure responsibility for hostile operations, create epistemic confusion, and prevent accountability.
FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Information {Alibi}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/information-alibi.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Information Alibi,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/information-alibi.html.