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newsmobile.in > nm-fact-checker > verified-old-kolkata-protest-video-falsely-linked-to-cjp-protests-in-delhi

Verified: Old Kolkata Protest Video Falsely Linked To CJP Protests In Delhi

7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (241+ words) A video showing a large crowd on a road is being widely shared on social media with the claim that it shows massive traffic jams outside Delhi Railway Station during the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests on October 10 and 11. The…...


pakobserver.net > is-viral-picture-of-sohail-afridi-being-arrested-by-army-ai-generated

Is Viral Picture of Sohail Afridi being Arrested by Army AI-Generated?

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (304+ words) ISLAMABAD – Amid imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and confirmation of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s custody, a picture purportedly showing Army and police arresting him surfaced online and is being widely shared on social media. The viral pic and some…...


voanews.com > a > open-ai-says-iranian-regime-used-chatgpt-to-create-fake-articles > 8209826.html

Open AI says Iranian regime used ChatGPT to create fake articles

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (252+ words) Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Persian article. Iranian regime agents have used OpenAI’s super intelligence tool to create fake articles criticizing the U.S. war against the terror regime and succeeded in getting them published in…...


mashable.com > article > examples-of-russian-twitter-bots

No one can tell Russian bots from average trolls on Twitter, and that's a very bad thing

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (289+ words) Look no further than the @TEN_GOP account, assumed by most Twitter users to have been an account associated with the Tennessee GOP. It was cited numerous times by major mainstream news outlets throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and, yet, was ultimately determined…...


dw.com > en > fact-check-viral-videos-falsely-linked-to-riyadh-airport-attacks > a-79643037

Fact check: Fake viral videos linked to the Riyadh airport attacks

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (764+ words) Many videos claiming to show an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport have gone viral online. DW Fact check analyzes some of the most-shared footage and finds evidence it was created using AI. Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility…...


steady.page > en > democracyamericana > posts > 51dc92fb-fbbe-4fbb-a7f3-1023da99da40

Demonizing Democracy

6+ hour, 28+ min ago   (888+ words) The Right has long derided any attempt at leveling racial and social hierarchies as anti-American “socialism” or “communism.” What they are actually fighting is equality. Democracy Americana is a publication solely funded by readers. If you are reading the free…...


public.news > p > europe-seeking-to-censor-americans

Europe, Seeking To Censor Americans, Has Labeled The US A “Foreign Information” Threat

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (463+ words) European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service, has removed its name from a pro-censorship conference website, but did not pull financing Europe, Seeking To Censor Americans, Has Labeled The US A “Foreign Information” Threat European External Action Service…...


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Georgian election monitoring watchdog finds hundreds of fake Facebook accounts supporting Georgian Dream

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (483+ words) The NGO International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) has identified a coordinated network of 424 inauthentic Facebook accounts that artificially boosted posts by Georgian Dream leaders. The accounts were reacting positively to posts by Georgian Dream leaders, including Prime…...


english.mathrubhumi.com > news > kerala > sashi-kumar-slams-instagram-blocking-mathrubhumi-delhi-police-video-p8astkln

'Ridiculous... not fiction': Sashi Kumar slams Instagram takedown of Mathrubhumi video

8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (222+ words) Veteran journalist Sashi Kumar stated that the entire nation has been watching the situation unfold and is growing increasingly anguished and angry over how the protesters are being handled. The 50-second clip, filmed by Mathrubhumi’s crew on 11 October 2026 during CJP…...


debuglies.com > 10/12/2026 > britains-covert-influence-architecture-in-iraq-state-power-digital-media-and-the-crisis-of-information-sovereignty

Britain's Covert Influence Architecture in Iraq: State Power - Digital Media and the Crisis of Information Sovereignty - https://debuglies.com

12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1502+ words) The decisive unresolved question is not simply whether Britain financed media activity in Iraq, but who exercised editorial control, what audiences understood about sponsorship, and which operational arrangements remain in force after September 2026. The gap between aggregate public expenditure and…...