Obama said the United States and other democracies helped disinformation flourish by growing complacent.

The goal is to "bring the industry safely together in-person," organizers say, mindful of the omicron variant of COVID-19.

Facebook removed 524 inauthentic Facebook accounts, 20 pages, four Groups and 86 Instagram accounts boosting the claims.

The malware shows a "significant level of autonomous decision-making ability."

Attacks on health care were among the most predominant.

The group had a prolific 2020, and has stayed busy in 2021.