Election 2024: China’s Efforts to Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election

Election 2024: China’s Efforts to Interfere in the U.S. Presidential Election

Russia opened a new chapter in geopolitical competition in 2016 when it used social media to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Whether that effort affected the election’s outcome can be debated. What seems beyond debate given Russia’s interference attempts in 2020 and again this year is that the Kremlin thinks that meddling works. Now …

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Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections

Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling. Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they were all generated using artificial intelligence. The photos, which …

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Misinformation may get worse in 2024 election as safeguards erode

Misinformation may get worse in 2024 election as safeguards erode

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming presidential election contest. The …

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