A number of Russian Telegram channels have been sharing a caricature of French President Emmanuel Macron depicted as a rooster, claiming that it was broadcast by FRANCE 24 in a programme that aired on March 13. However, the image circulating is a doctored version of the cover of a French magazine called L'Hémicycle. The FRANCE 24 clip has also been doctored to include it.
The creators of the disinformation claiming Ukraine plotted to assassinate Tucker Carlson did not intend for it to be used inside Russia: they designed it specifically to target U.S. audiences. That is evident from the fact that no major Russian state-controlled news outlets reported the “breaking news” about the alleged plot despite their weeks-long fixation on every minor detail of Carlson’s visit to Moscow.
OpenAI has announced that it disrupted covert influence campaigns originating from Russia, China, Israel and Iran.
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".
The United States has uncovered an AI-powered information operation run from Russia involving about 1,000 accounts posing as Americans.
A new report has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale.
A new report from the blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis, has shown that cryptocurrency is being used to finance and facilitate disinformation campaigns globally.
The #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria held in August 2024 took a new turn on its third day as some young Nigerians, particularly in the northern part of the country, were seen displaying the Russian flag, a move condemned by the federal government as âtreasonable.â
A picture circulating on social media alongside claims it shows Tel Aviv "lit up in flames" is actually from the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in Moscow, Russia, earlier this year.
VERDICT
Miscaptioned. The Pentagon did not accidentally send extra money to Ukraine, the $6.2 billion accounting error refers to an overestimate of the value of equipment sent to Ukraine.