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The first AI-era war is a "slopaganda" battle to control memes

AI tools have made it faster and cheaper to generate propaganda, and now it's all over social media.

Axios · Apr 14

What Do Some Researchers Call Disinformation? Anything But Disinformation

"Disinformation" is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States -- a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized political climate that some researchers who study the harmful effects of falsehoods are abandoning it altogether.

International Business Times · Sep 23, 2025

Russian media is blaming Charlie Kirk’s murder on Ukrainian presidnet Zelenskyy, and yes, they’re serious

Gold medal-level mental gymnastics here.

We Got This Covered · Sep 20, 2025

The Buffalo shooting suspect's online footprint prompts questions about red flags

A digital log believed to be linked to the accused Buffalo gunman documents six months of planning the terrorist attack. Researchers are looking through it and asking: Were there any red flags?

WEKU · May 20, 2022

Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?

QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022