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AI-Generated Propaganda Is Just as Persuasive as the Real Thing, Worrying Study Finds
Propaganda from popular AI tools “could blend into online information environments on par with…existing foreign covert propaganda campaigns."
Why Are Dogs The New Villains In India?
In the hysteria surrounding dog attacks, the silent truth is that the primary culprit for dog attacks is none other than us — the humans.
Sasha Grey Is Not Recruiting Soldiers for the Russian Army
A photo of her face on a Kremlin recruitment billboard is just another post from the anonymous depths of the internet.
This American Blogger Was Showing an ‘Unseen’ Pakistan. Then She Was Gang Raped.
The audacious assault of an American woman in Pakistan is disrupting a narrative created by Western influencers that the country is safe for women.
Army’s New ‘Psyop’ Recruitment Ad Looks Like a Terrifying Video Game Cutscene
‘Ghosts in the Machine’ is a mix of bizarre and creepy images that sticks in the mind, but probably won’t send people running to the recruiter’s office.
Inside Cyber Front Z, the ‘People’s Movement’ Spreading Russian Propaganda
In an effort to win the information war, Kremlin allies have deployed a new kind of troll farm.
Russia’s War on Ukraine Has Thrown Putin’s Favourite Mouthpiece Into Chaos
“The Russian state narrative is absent from the global press now.”
Conspiracy Theorists Are Salivating Over a Canadian Military Psy-Op Report
The Canadian Armed Forces’ attempt to combat misinformation only ended up giving conspiracy theorists another way to spread it.
OAN Is So Dangerous Because It Looks Like a Real News Channel
Trump's favorite TV station doesn't have to be popular to be dangerous—it gives him something to point to to buttress his own conspiracy theorizing.
China Is Condemning Racism in the US. Here’s Why Its Brand of Propaganda Is Problematic.
"Perhaps by emphasizing racism in the U.S., the Chinese government is trying to brush over its own society’s problems with racism."
China's Been Flooding Facebook With Shady Ads Blaming Trump for the Coronavirus Crisis
The ads have been running for months, but Facebook's systems didn't catch them and flag them as political until now.
The Chinese Government Has Convinced Its Citizens That the U.S. Army Brought Coronavirus to Wuhan
“Sadly most Chinese people really believe the U.S. brought the virus to China and they call it ‘USA virus,’” Lucy, a 45-year-old Chinese American who recently returned to China to take care of her parents, told VICE News.