Shannon Bond
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Politics
U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters
The U.S. government accused Russia of trying to interfere with this year's elections and announced new steps to counter those actions.
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Politics
China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters
The campaign known as “Spamouflage” includes accounts claiming to be American voters and U.S. soldiers posting about hot-button topics including abortion, Israel and Ukraine.
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Politics
How AI-generated memes are changing the 2024 election
Donald Trump has repeatedly shared AI-generated content on social media in the latest example of how artificial intelligence is showing up in the 2024 election.
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Politics
Meta takes down more accounts tied to Iranian hackers targeting the U.S. election
The company says the hackers posed as tech support to target people affiliated with President Biden and Donald Trump, in the latest evidence of Iran’s attempts to influence the 2024 election.
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Politics
Trump campaign says 'foreign sources' stole documents to interfere with the election
The FBI is investigating the claim that former President Donald Trump's campaign has been hacked. Someone has been sending documents to news organizations.
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Politics
Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview
It was typical Trump fare in an X conversation between the former president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Monday night. Starting late due to technical issues, the friendly political chat lasted two hours.
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Politics
A coup, fake signatures and deepfakes are the latest conspiracy theories about 2024
The flurry of unverified rumors, speculation, and conspiracy theories comes as people are reeling from an onslaught of high-stakes political upheaval in a matter of days.
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Technology
How Russia is using artificial intelligence in its propaganda operations
This week, U.S. officials said they disrupted a Russian propaganda operation that used fake social media accounts posing as Americans. Artificial intelligence is making the Kremlin's efforts easier.
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Politics
What it means for the election that the government can talk to tech companies
The case is one element in a right-wing legal and political campaign that frames efforts to respond to false and misleading information as censorship.
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Politics
Russian propaganda is using deepfakes, sham websites and social media swarms
The hallmarks of Russian-backed influence are consistent: trying to erode support for Ukraine, discrediting democratic institutions and seizing on existing political divides.
