‘Verified’ Twitter Accounts Spread Pentagon Explosion Hoax
Russian state media outlet RT news further gave the hoax story a boost when it posted about the fake incident on its gold check-wielding, paid, verified account. Though RT eventually…
Police in China Arrest Man for Allegedly Lying About a Train Crash Using ChatGPT
Chinese police arrested a man Sunday in what could be one of the first precedent-setting cases of a person using ultra-popular AI chatbot ChatGPT to allegedly spread misinformation. That, or…
Alex Jones Gets Punked by a Fake AI Tucker Carlson
Alex Jones—the bloated, misanthropic mannequin that spews hate and conspiracies with robotic efficiency—found himself at the mercy of a prank call earlier this week by a man claiming to be…
California Poised to Battle Google and Facebook Over ‘Journalism Usage Fees’
California lawmakers introduced new legislation this week aimed at pressuring tech companies like Google and Facebook into paying news publishers for content posted on their platforms. The measure comes amid…
Alex Jones’ Alleged Secret Site Gets Around Social Media Bans
Alex Jones is suffering under the weight of massive lawsuits and harsh social media bans, but he’s still finding ways to get his crazed philosophy out into the wider web.…