Abstract
This article establishes a theoretical foundation to information warfare (IW). Ontological security (OS) is identified as the target of IW. The transition between ontological security and ontological insecurity is done, in both ways, through losing and finding meaning (meaningfulness and meaninglessness). In its essence, information warfare seeks to destroy an adversary detrimental meaning and substitute its own favourable meaning through deceptive means. It does so by convincing social actors of an illusory narrative sending them on a quest for meaning potentially leading to subversive actions. This theoretical approach is applied to disinformation and conspiracy theories in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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