Foreign Disinformation About Charlie Kirk's Killing Seeks to Widen US Divisions
The September 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has triggered widespread misinformation, including foreign disinformation campaigns exploiting political divisions.
- Foreign disinformation campaigns sought to exploit Charlie Kirk's killing to widen divisions in the US.
- Russian, pro-Iranian, and Chinese sources spread disinformation about the shooting, including conspiracy theories.
- AI-Generated media like deepfakes and chatbots offering false information made it harder to find the truth.
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AI slop shows Springsteen, Dylan, and Robert Plant honoring Charlie Kirk. It never happened
We’ve all seen the AI-generated Jesus cradling the late conservative pundit Charlie Kirk in his arms and carrying him to the gates of heaven, right? According to a number of Facebook posts, everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan supposedly paused to honor Kirk after the right-wing activist and Turning Point USA founder’s assassination in Utah earlier this month, Rolling Stone reports. Of course, the tributes are just as fake as AI Jesus. O…
Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk killing seeks to widen U.S. divisions
Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are designed to incite violence.
Foreign disinformation about Kirk’s killing seeks to widen U.S. divisions
WASHINGTON -- Russia moved to amplify online conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's killing just hours after it happened, seeding social media with the frightening claim that America is slipping into civil war.
Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killing seeks to widen US divisions - The Boston Globe
Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk's shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are designed to incite violence
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