Category Russia

OpenAI disrupts Israeli, Chinese, Russian influence campaigns

OpenAI has announced that it disrupted covert influence campaigns originating from Russia, China, Israel and Iran.

October 14, 2024
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How Russian flag hoisting signals influence operations in Nigeria

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

October 14, 2024
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Disinformation actors using crypto to influence elections – Report

A new report from the blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis, has shown that cryptocurrency is being used to finance and facilitate disinformation campaigns globally.

October 14, 2024
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41 TikTok accounts use AI to mass-produce political misinformation

A new report has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale.

October 14, 2024
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US exposes alleged AI-driven Russian ‘bot farm’

The United States has uncovered an AI-powered information operation run from Russia involving about 1,000 accounts posing as Americans.

October 14, 2024
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NewsGuard uncovers over 900 AI generated news sites

NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".

Fake: Five Years Ago, Russian Language was Banned in Ukraine and Linguistic Genocide Has Began

The legislation in Ukraine regulating the use of the Ukrainian language does not apply to personal communication or religion, and does not provide for any criminal liability for violations of its norms, "language patrols" or "language inspectors", as propaganda claims. Ukrainians themselves do not see any harassment of Russian-speaking Ukrainians, as evidenced by the results of opinion polls.

FACT CHECK: IMAGE CLAIMS UKRAINIANS HIT SU-57 DECOY

Verdict: False The satellite image is from June 7, while the attack was on June 8. The person who obtained the image also refuted the claim.

August 6, 2024
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No, this video doesn’t show a Russian air strike on a NATO arms convoy

A video of a massive fire circulated widely on social media in late April along with captions claiming it showed a strike by the Russian army on a NATO weapons convoy en route to Ukraine. However, it turns out that this is an old video that wasn't filmed anywhere near Ukraine.

Fact Check: Italian PM Meloni Did NOT Say ‘If Russia Does Not Agree To The Terms Of The Peace Summit, We Will Force It To Surrender’ | Lead Stories

Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say, "If Russia does not agree to the terms of the peace summit, we will force it to surrender"? No, that's not true: The comments attributed to her come from a falsified Russian translation of what she said in English at the Ukraine Peace Summit held in Switzerland in June 2024. While Meloni has strongly criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine, no credible sources report her saying that Russia should be forced to surrender.