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US Adversaries Fuel Disinformation About LA Protests

Russia, China and Iran are amplifying disinformation about protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles, researchers said Friday, adding to a surge of domestically generated falsehoods and conspiracy theories.

International Business Times

Musk's XAI Blames 'Unauthorized' Tweak For 'White Genocide' Posts

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup has blamed an "unauthorized modification" for causing its chatbot Grok to generate misleading and unsolicited posts referencing "white genocide" in South Africa.

International Business Times

Misinformation Clouds Sean Combs's Sex Trafficking Trial

From doctored photos of sex-fueled parties to a racy AI-generated song, a flood of misinformation surrounding music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs threatens to distort public perception of his closely watched New York trial.

International Business Times

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Nina Jankowicz's Defense of Government Censors Is Based on Misinformation

"Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works," said Jankowicz.

Reason

Federal Judge Tosses Defamation Lawsuit Against NewsGuard

The self-styled watchdog site ranks news outlets' reliability, which has rankled those on both the right and left.

Reason

Hijacking News: Fake Media Sites Sow Ukraine Disinformation

A fake news website falsely claimed that Ukraine's president is paying Western reporters to tarnish US President Donald Trump -- part of a series of deceptive reports spread by Russian-linked portals mimicking media outlets.

International Business Times

Russian Disinformation 'Infects' AI Chatbots, Researchers Warn

A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow.

International Business Times

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After US Election, Kremlin Propagandist Sets Sights On German Vote

From a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany's high-stakes election is originating from dozens of AI-generated German sites apparently linked to a US fugitive turned Kremlin propagandist, researchers say.

International Business Times

How the FCC's 'Warrior for Free Speech' Became Our Censor in Chief

Brendan Carr has a clear record of threatening to suppress constitutionally protected speech.

Reason

DeepSeek has ripped away AI’s veil of mystique. That’s the real reason the tech bros fear it

While privacy fears are justified, the main beef Silicon Valley has is that China’s chatbot is democratising the technology

The Guardian - UK

Hafta letters: Paywall content, crowd at Kumbh, development of Ahmedabad

NaveenTime-sensitive letter.Great work. Keep upping the game. I want to know: There is so much hype on electoral bonds and Hindenburg report. I want to know why no one is talking about, following up and its consequences. I understand the rest of the media, I want to know why Newslaundry isn’t…

Newslaundry

China’s DeepSeek AI is full of false and dangerous information, researchers warn

Deep scrutiny of the market-roiling DeepSeek is uncovering big safety problems.

Fortune

Ted Cruz Demands Microsoft Explain Partnership With 'Orwellian Censorship Project'

Ted Cruz has called on Microsoft to provide transparency regarding the tech giant's relationship with NewsGuard, a media tool conservatives criticize as biased.

Latin Times

Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's Beef With NewsGuard Is Legally Dubious and Empirically Shaky

The company, which says it takes an "apolitical approach" to rating news outlets, faces regulatory threats and a congressional probe because of its perceived bias against conservatives.

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International Business Times

After Trump's Victory, US Election Falsehoods Shift Left

Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump's victory in the US election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that have fueled doubt about the democratic process.

Latin Times

Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News

The misuse of the term, typically deployed by media outlets to relay major news developments, is part of a persistent assault on reality across tech platforms that researchers say have relaxed their guardrails against false information in a crucial election year.

International Business Times

Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News'

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods.

Al Jazeera

How an X account pushed an unsubstantiated Tim Walz abuse allegation

The pro-Trump account claimed a former student of Walz had accused the VP candidate of sexual abuse.

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Salon

Musk boosts misinfo "superspreaders"

Four of the top five accounts Musk interacts with regularly amplify or create baseless conspiracy theories

The Independent UK

Origin of Trump and JD Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets revealed

Local Ohio woman posted the wild tale after hearing it from a neighbor, who heard it from a friend, who heard it from their daughter

International Business Times

Pro-Russia 'News' Sites Spew Incendiary US Election Falsehoods

Pro-Kremlin sites masquerading as US "news" outlets have dished out unfounded claims that Democrats plotted to assassinate Donald Trump, a prime example of how phony AI-powered portals are spewing inflammatory falsehoods in a high-stakes election year.

France 24

What’s the final score? An overview of Russian disinformation about the 2024 Olympics

Our team has identified at least 38 fake news stories about the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that circulated online since the start of the year, most of them thought to have been manufactured by Russia – from made-up terrorist threats to fictional attacks on athletes to fake media reports. Even…

The Guardian - UK

So much for the Conflict Games: French security forces award themselves gold

Despite the muted political protests, railway sabotage, gender furore and Russian fake news, Paris’s Olympics have played out peacefully

The Independent UK

Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif claims to undermine the Olympics

Russia is using online disinformation to spread false information about the 2024 Olympics and portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool

The Guardian - US

Deluge of ‘pink slime’ websites threaten to drown out truth with fake news in US election

US sites pushing misinformation are proliferating, aiming to look like reliable sources as local newspapers close down

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