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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Paid partnership tags for prediction markets still appear on several posts casting doubt on California's election, including from: - Top disinformers - People charged over the January 6 insurrection - An account that once admitted to taking money to share fakes linked to Russian disinformation

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New with @anujchopra.bsky.social: Liz Benz still believes the distressed caller's voice was her son's -- the tone, enunciation and cadence all matched her 16-year-old. But it was an AI clone, making her yet another victim of a growing wave of impersonation scams. www.barrons.com/news/20-minu...

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'20 Minutes Of Terror': AI Boosts US Voice Impersonation Scams

Liz Benz still believes the distressed caller's voice was her son's -- the tone, enunciation and cadence all matched her 16-year-old.

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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Troublemaker is my middle name.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

So true. "Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker

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Witnessing Another Public Killing in Minneapolis

Videos of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting, rapidly disseminated on social media, reveal a brazen display of brute power.

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

NEW with @anujchopra.bsky.social: After the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, AI fakes of the ICE agent, the victim and a woman mistaken as the victim flooded X. One X user prompted Grok to undress an image of Renee Good's body slumped in her car after she was shot. www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

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After Minneapolis shooting, AI fabrications of victim and shooter

Hours after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis by an immigration agent, AI deepfakes of the victim and the shooter flooded online platforms, underscoring the growing prevalence of what experts call "hall...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth. When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote." {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

"Trump peddles disinfo on & offline to boost his own image, attack his adversaries & control public discourse. For someone like him, unregulated generative AI is the perfect tool to capture people's attention & distort reality." Thnx @anujchopra.bsky.social @afp.com www.barrons.com/news/ai-pres...

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'AI President': Trump Deepfakes Glorify Himself, Trash Rivals

In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks -- an unprecedented weaponization of AI imagery by...

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Marcella Bombardieri @mlbombard.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Honored to join such an inspiring group of writers and filmmakers and to connect with the incredible policy minds at @newamerica.org as a #NewAmericaFellow.

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New America @newamerica.org · 10/09/2025

🎊 We’re thrilled to announce the Class of 2026 New America Fellows! The Fellows Program selected 10 immensely talented Fellows from hundreds of applicants & will support 9 book projects and 1 film project. 🔗 Meet the 2026 #NewAmericaFellows: go.newamerica.org/new-america-fello…

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Rachel Blundy @rachelblundy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

New story from @anujchopra.bsky.social on AI-powered 'nudify' apps, with additional reporting by me and Sonia González Fernández. Deeply concerning that these apps -- which rose to prominence targeting celebrities -- are being increasingly weaponised against children www.yahoo.com/news/ai-powe...

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AI-powered 'nudify' apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmail

After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.His parents told US media t...

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Rachel Blundy @rachelblundy.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

New from me and @anujchopra.bsky.social for @afpnews.bsky.social Looksmaxxing influencers have surged in popularity across social media, capitalising on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their attractiveness to women. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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'Toxic beauty': Rise of 'looksmaxxing' influencers

Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer -- highlighting the rise of "looksmaxxing," an online trend pushing unproven and sometimes dangerous tec...

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

NEW: A grant to research farm-grown feminine hygiene products was axed after US officials falsely labeled it a study on transgender menstrual cycles. @anujchopra.bsky.social and I spoke to 5 people close to the project about the impact of its lie-driven cancelation. www.yahoo.com/news/real-lo...

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'Real loss': US officials axe grant over false transgender claim

A $600,000 federal grant to research feminine hygiene products was axed after US officials falsely labelled it a study on transgender menstrual cycles, underscoring the way that misinformation is unde...

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 13/03/2025

On the Mongolian steppe, climate change pushes herders to the brink. u.afp.com/SUms

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

"The threats facing Ellis ... highlight the real-life impact of disinformation for transgender people at a time when there has been a sharp uptick in the political rhetoric against them." Important story from @anujchopra.bsky.social 👇

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'Vilified as boogeyman': Disinformation ensnares US trans pilot

Gingerly placing a gun on her kitchen counter, American trans pilot Jo Ellis said she no longer leaves her apartment without a firearm after false online claims about her involvement in a fatal air cr...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/02/2025

Harsh! Imagine working in the federal government under Musk—where loyalty is tested, cruelty is rewarded, and nobody is safe. A former Twitter exec, @ruchowdh.bsky.social , who lived through it speaks out.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I really don't want to be the person who habitually reposts tragicomic headlines, but I must somehow diffuse the psychic injury this caused.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 06/02/2025

NYT EXPLAINER: Trump Wants to Play Real Estate Developer with Gaza, one-time home to 2 million. Turns out Trump family already has a load of real estate deals in the Middle East. A NYT rundown. (My second explainer of the day) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

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What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East (Gift Article)

The region has become a hot spot for the family’s business. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, noted last year that “Gaza’s waterfront property could be very valuable.”

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Anuj Chopra @anujchopra.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

"The spectacle of powerful media organizations debasing themselves before Mr. Trump has become so familiar that it is beginning to feel like scheduled programming." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...

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Opinion | Settlements With Trump Are Weakening Press Freedoms

Media institutions and technology companies are offering obscene sums of money to settle feeble or frivolous lawsuits.

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Anuj Chopra @anujchopra.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Donald Trump has sought to make "condoms for Gaza" a poster child for wasteful US aid spending. The only problem? The United States sent no condoms to any part of the Middle East since 2019. @afpnews.bsky.social www.barrons.com/news/aid-exp...

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Aid Experts Dismiss Trump's 'Gaza Condoms' Spending Claim

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Eli Pariser @eli.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

A lot to enjoy in this story www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

NEW: @anujchopra.bsky.social and I spoke to a mother whose teen daughter was targeted by a deepfake nude scandal at school. The girl was mortified by the fakes. Her mother worries they could resurface as she applies to college, starts dating or enters the job market. www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

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'Damaging' AI porn scandal at US school scars victims

Her voice tinged with anger, an American mother worried about what the future holds for her teenage daughter, just one of dozens of girls targeted in yet another AI-enabled pornography scandal that ha...

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

"You wouldn't rely on just anyone to stop your toilet from leaking, but Meta now seeks to rely on just anyone to stop misinformation from spreading on their platforms." Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking, via @anujchopra.bsky.social: www.barrons.com/news/disinfo...

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Disinformation Experts Slam Meta Decision To End US Fact-checking

Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for...

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Anuj Chopra @anujchopra.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Bombshell announcement from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: "We're going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes, similar to X, starting in the U.S." “The recent elections feel like a cultural tipping point towards, once again, prioritizing speech.” #disinformation

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/12/2024

Thanks to the Republican Congress, and a tsunami of lies from Musk and others, the only US agency dedicated to tracking and exposing Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world ceases to exist www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down

A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/12/2024

The Israeli assassination of Hezbollah’s leader was the result of two decades of preparation for an all-out war that many expected would eventually come. A New York Times investigation shows how extensively Israeli spies had infiltrated the Lebanese militia.

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Behind the Dismantling of Hezbollah: Decades of Israeli Intelligence

A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the group’s commanders and culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

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Anuj Chopra @anujchopra.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

RIP Global Engagement Center This was the State Department unit that tracked foreign disinformation. It terminated ops after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of criticism by the Republicans (& Elon Musk) @afpfr.bsky.social @afpnews.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

actual lol www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...

Reached for comment, the author of the letter said, “If you print that, I will deny I wrote it.” When he was reminded that it had been sent from the same personal e-mail account that he still uses, he said, “I don’t care. I’ll just say it never happened

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Anuj Chopra @anujchopra.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

End of a love affair: news media have begun quitting X. So far those include Britain's @theguardian.com, Sweden's Dagens Nyheter and Spain's Vanguardia. Vanguardia said it would rather lose subscribers than remain on a 'disinformation network.' @afpnews.bsky.social www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

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End of a love affair: news media quit X over 'disinformation'

News outlets have begun quitting X, formerly Twitter, once a favourite of global media but now accused of enabling the spread of disinformation under its owner, president-elect Donald Trump ally Elon…

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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I spoke with @anujchopra.bsky.social @afpfr.bsky.social about how ubiquitous disinformation has become. It's part of everyday life and all the more potent around the election. Information as warfare is now just part of the authoritarian playbook to divide & confuse. www.barrons.com/news/after-t...

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After Trump's Victory, US Election Falsehoods Shift Left

Right-wing falsehoods about voter fraud fell off a cliff after Donald Trump's victory in the US election, but American liberals took a page from their playbook to push wild conspiracy theories that ha...

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Lead Stories @leadstories.com · 15/11/2024

Want more facts on your Bluesky timeline? Here's a starter pack!

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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

“Information warfare is only becoming more pernicious and, when given time to take root, serves as a critical building block to advance authoritarianism and bigotry,” Benavidez told @anujchopra.bsky.social of @afpfr.bsky.social: www.barrons.com/news/after-t...

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After Trump's Victory, US Election Falsehoods Shift Left

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

"The Democratic leadership has not questioned the election's outcome ... But just hours after the election, X was flooded with over 30,000 mentions of the hashtag 'Do Not Concede Kamala' alongside the words 'rigged,' 'fraud,' or 'stolen,'" @anujchopra.bsky.social reports www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...

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After Donald Trump's Victory, US Election Falsehoods Shift Left

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Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

"The left-wing warping of reality underscores how disinformation is peddled across both sides of the political aisle, feeding information chaos on increasingly unmoderated social media platforms." From @anujchopra.bsky.social: www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...

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After Donald Trump's Victory, US Election Falsehoods Shift Left

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David H Headley @davidhheadley.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I love that my timeline is full of bookish types again!

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Bryan Behar @bryanbehar.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I need to be part of any social media site, so seemingly civilized, that people are posting pictures of their bookshelves.

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