Shannon Bond
Stories
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Politics
How AI deepfakes polluted elections in 2024
The most visible use of AI in many countries was to create memes and content whose artificial origins weren't disguised. They were often openly shared by politicians and their supporters.
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National
Inside RFK Jr.'s nonprofit's legal battles over vaccines and public health
The nonprofit Children's Health Defense that Kennedy led has filed nearly 30 federal and state lawsuits since 2020, many challenging vaccines and public health mandates.
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National
Authorities say they found evidence of foreign powers trying to influence the election
We look at the various threats sent to polling places on election day this week, as well as the extent to which foreign actors tried to interfere with the presidential election.
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Politics
2020’s debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump’s 2024 victory
Election deniers have spent the past four years focused on false claims that 2020 was rigged. This year, it raised similar alarms about fraud — only for those claims to evaporate as returns came in.
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Politics
Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies
The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention.
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Politics
Russia is behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, U.S. officials say
Federal intelligence officials and the FBI say Russia is behind the video, which has spread widely on social media, including Elon Musk’s X.
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Politics
How Elon Musk has used X as a megaphone for the re-election of Trump
It's been nearly two years since Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into X. He's turned the platform into a megaphone for himself and, increasingly, for former President Donald Trump.
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Politics
U.S. intel officials says Russia is behind attempts to smear Tim Walz
A video making lurid and false claims about the Democratic presidential candidate was spread by pro-Trump accounts. Intelligence officials say Russia was behind the video.
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World
A look at the foreign influences trying to interfere with the U.S. election
The U.S. government has disrupted Russian influence operations targeting U.S. voters. And it says Iran is behind attempts to hack the campaigns of both presidential candidates.
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Politics
How Russia’s RT went from a cable news clone to covert operator
RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.
