The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned that disinformation is the biggest threat in disaster zones, undermining humanitarian aid and risking lives.

• Disasters affected nearly 700 million people between 2020 and 2024, with the number needing humanitarian assistance more than doubling.
• The IFRC, the world's largest humanitarian network, stated that "harmful information and dehumanising narratives" are increasingly attacking humanitarian principles like neutrality and impartiality.
• The organization urged governments, tech firms, and humanitarian agencies to recognize reliable information as a "matter of life and death" and for tech platforms to prioritize authoritative information and moderate harmful content.