Political parties use artificial intelligence to create alternative realities with emotional content designed to tug on our heartstrings or to scare us with frightening scenarios. How does that influence us?
Thousands are refusing to go into battle for Putin. These are two of their stories
United Front, the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence-linked agency has been exposed for trying to influence local politics in several countries. United Front’s extensive network also reaches to Hungary.
The yet-to-be-president holds forth on strength, friendship, dealmaking, public service and building violations.
What the relative popularity of Scientology in Ukraine, compared to neighboring countries, tells us about religious freedom in the country – and the unique cultural development Ukraine has followed.
In early November, Sochi is set to host the first Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. Some of the African guests were brought in by Bureau Legint, a Yekaterinburg-based consulting firm with close ties to Russia’s security services.
Ziarul de Gardă a pătruns din nou în rețeaua lui Ilan Șor. Timp de trei luni am documentat din interior cu ajutorul unei camere ascunse cum circulă banii și cum sunt racolați și ademeniți oamenii care lucrează pentru Ilan Șor, în slujba Moscovei.
Internal communications of platform employees were revealed in a copy of a state lawsuit where redacted portions were visible.
Before the spring 2024 presidential elections in Slovakia, a viral hoax claimed that opposition candidate Ivan Korčok had collaborated with the communist State Security Service (StB). An analysis revealed that the hoax was primarily spread by fake Facebook accounts, manipulating public opinion and undermining democratic processes during the elections.
U.S. actor and Russian propagandist Steven Seagal said in a new documentary released on Oct. 10 that he was ready to fight for Russian President Vladimir Putin and "die if need be."
A Russian senator this week called on fellow lawmakers to introduce a legal ban on quadrobics, a subculture revolving around the impersonation of animals that is rapidly gaining momentum among Russia's youth.
n his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes at President Joe Biden’s blunt, profanity-laced assessments and interactions with the world leaders who have shaped his presidency, from Benjamin Netanyahu to Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian authorities have confirmed the death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna while in Russian captivity.
It’s the farthest place in the world from land. A lot seems to be going on there.
A look at the origins and appeal of the song MEPs used to serenade the Hungarian PM in Strasbourg
A powerful Christian conservative legal group is quietly reshaping America through the courts. Here’s what it’s after.
Experts warn that weather-related disinformation can rapidly escalate into real-world risks and distract from aid.
Last week, Vladimir Putin signed into law two bills allowing defendants awaiting sentencing to sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry in exchange for avoiding prison time and criminal liability.
Although few yet see it coming, humans are about to enter a new era of history. Call it “the age of depopulation.” For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the planetary population will decline. But whereas the last implosion was caused by a deadly disease borne by fleas, the coming one will be entirely due to choices made by people.
One of the most troubling recent proposals from the AfD is to ban refugees from public events—allegedly to reduce terrorism risks. This is Germany, 90 years after the Nuremberg Laws. It is a grim reminder of Hitler’s first legislative actions in 1933 to ban Jews from public life.
RSF_fr Partager facebook twitter linkedin Courriel La désinformation du Kremlin représente une grave menace pour le droit à l’information fiable. Reporters sans frontières (RSF) exhorte l'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom), à appliquer avec fermeté, urgence et efficacité les sanctions de l'Union européenne (UE) contre la chaîne RT (anciennement Russia Today).
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?
I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin’s ‘troll factory’ and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age
The Kremlin is weaponizing an alternative version of the website—and rewriting the facts of Putin’s war against Ukraine.
