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Russian bots affiliated with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15. Quotes appeared over celebrity photos, displaying messages calling to end aid to Ukraine and describing European collapse. The images were published between June 14-15 by the Kremlin disinformation network Dvoynyk, a representative of the Bot Blocker project told Agentsvo. The fake quotes have since garnered over 500,000 views. The...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Russian bots affiliated with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15. Quotes appeared over celebrity photos, displaying messages calling to end aid to Ukraine and describing European collapse. The images were published between June 14-15 by the Kremlin disinformation network Dvoynyk, a representative of the Bot Blocker project told Agentsvo. The fake quotes have since garnered over 500,000 views. The...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russian bots affiliated with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15. Quotes appeared over celebrity photos, displaying messages calling to end aid to Ukraine and describing European collapse. The images were published between June 14-15 by the Kremlin disinformation network Dvoynyk, a representative of the Bot Blocker project told Agentsvo. The fake quotes have since garnered over 500,000 views. The...
Kyiv Independent
Pro-Russian actors are purposefully barraging journalists with fake news in an effort to spread verification resources thin and amplify the reach of disinformation, according to a new study. Dubbed “Operation Overload” by Finnish software and methodologies company Check First, which published the report, the ongoing scheme involves anonymous pro-Russian actors who contact journalists in a coordinated campaign to have them verify suspected fake news. The ploy relies on the simple principle that “all publicity is good publicity”. The verification requests usually target Ukraine, France and Germa...
Euronews (English)
Republican Congressman Jim Banks sent letters in recent days to a number of high-profile figures in the U.S. far-right, saying that they had been added to a Ukrainian NGO's list of individuals and groups "in the U.S. impeding aid to Ukraine." Banks, who is running for Senate in Indiana, said that "other Ukrainian NGOs have published similar lists, which have published the personal information of those named in apparent attempts to intimidate them." The congressman alleged that Texty, the NGO in question, previously worked with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Dev...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Republican Congressman Jim Banks sent letters in recent days to a number of high-profile figures in the U.S. far-right, saying that they had been added to a Ukrainian NGO's list of individuals and groups "in the U.S. impeding aid to Ukraine." Banks, who is running for Senate in Indiana, said that "other Ukrainian NGOs have published similar lists, which have published the personal information of those named in apparent attempts to intimidate them." The congressman alleged that Texty, the NGO in question, previously worked with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Dev...
Kyiv Independent
Republican Congressman Jim Banks sent letters in recent days to a number of high-profile figures in the U.S. far-right, saying that they had been added to a Ukrainian NGO's list of individuals and groups "in the U.S. impeding aid to Ukraine." Banks, who is running for Senate in Indiana, said that "other Ukrainian NGOs have published similar lists, which have published the personal information of those named in apparent attempts to intimidate them." The congressman alleged that Texty, the NGO in question, previously worked with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Dev...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
By Nidhi Jacob In May, BOOM published 128 fact-checks in English, Hindi and Bangla. We observed the highest occurrence of AI-generated fake news this year in May. From news channels predicting exit poll wins for political parties to celebrities promoting diabetes pills, we published 12 fact-checks involving deepfakes, artificial intelligence-generated images, and voice clones. Out of the 128 fact-checks published by BOOM, the Lok Sabha elections 2024, held between April 19 and June 1, were the leading topic of misinformation last month, resulting in 101 fact-checks. Additionally, the Muslim co...
BOOM Live
Elon Musk's social media platform X is now hiding your likes, a feature that was until now only available to paying users, for privacy reasons. In an update posted on the platform formerly known as Twitter earlier this week, X's engineering team said it would be "making Likes private for everyone to better protect your privacy". It means that users will still be able to see their own likes, but others will not - putting an end to a feature that many had long used. Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam AltmanThe change went into effect on Wednesday and the "Likes" tab later appeared to...
Euronews (English)
Washington (AFP) - Partisan websites masquerading as media outlets now outnumber American newspaper sites, a research group that tracks misinformation said Tuesday, highlighting a local news crisis in a year of high-stakes elections. Hundreds of sites mimicking news outlets –- many of them powered by artificial intelligence -- have cropped up in recent months, fueling an explosion of polarizing or false narratives that are stoking alarm as the race for the White House intensifies. At least 1,265 "pink slime" outlets -- politically motivated websites that present themselves as independent loca...
AFP
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