Russian disinformation in Armenia 'neither a surprise nor effective', expert says.
Fake news spread by Russia in Armenia as the country held legislative elections came as "neither a surprise nor effective", said Richard Giragosian, founding director of the Regional Studies Center.
The US State Department has shut down its Global Engagement Center, which aimed to counter disinformation from countries including Russia, China and Iran. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed on Wednesday that the centre restricted free speech in the US and elsewhere.
Images generated by artificial intelligence have the potential to rewrite history, experts are warning.
Free online tools can create fake depictions of events such as the Holocaust and 9/11 within seconds.
Experts say the results blur the line between fact and fiction, leaving people unsure of who or what to trust.
Donald Trump's criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House led to a surge in misinformation about Ukraine's president, alleging that he swore at Trump, staged the war and misused USAID funds for propaganda.
Disinformation targeting Ukraine and its leader Volodymyr Zelensky is surging as US President Donald Trump's shift on the war frays relations with Kyiv and threatens to cripple support for the battle-worn nation. [...]
Joseph Bodnar, a researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (archived here), said the Russian influence efforts are focused "on fostering animosity between the Trump and Zelensky administrations."
"Russia wants to convince US negotiators that Ukraine is their enemy, not their partner. It's a means for the Kremlin to extract favorable terms in whatever peace settlement comes."
OpenAI has announced that it disrupted covert influence campaigns originating from Russia, China, Israel and Iran.
A study published in the journal, Nature, by researchers has shown that most prominent brands are inadvertently funding online misinformation.Â
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".
Fact-checkers have called on the public to support fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, online threats etc.
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