Shannon Bond Shannon Bond is a correspondent at NPR, covering how misleading narratives and false claims circulate online and offline, and their impact on society and democracy.
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This picture taken on January 23, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and Dall-E. LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Latino GOP Voters Embrace Culture War & New AI Makes Disinfo Easy
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Ethan Mollick, a business professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, used a photo of himself (left) in an artificial intelligence platform where he generated a deepfake video of himself (right). Ethan Mollick hide caption
It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that's only the start
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A protest against the Moldovan government and pro-EU President Maia Sandu in the capital Chisinau on Feb. 19, 2023. Elena Covalenco/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
From TV to Telegram to TikTok, Moldova is being flooded with Russian propaganda
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a patriotic concert in Moscow just ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 22, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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People wait in line this week at the U.S. Supreme Court. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
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With a poster of a New York Post front page story about Hunter Biden's emails on display, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, listen during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday. The committee held a hearing on Twitter's short-lived decision to limit circulation of the Post story in 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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A banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on Jan. 20, 2023. Russia has been trying to expand its influence throughout Africa in recent years. Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Donald Trump participates in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Former President Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram
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Former President Donald Trump can return to Facebook. Will he?
Suspending former President Donald Trump's account was the most high-profile and controversial content moderation decision Facebook parent Meta has ever made. Alon Skuy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media
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Damage is seen at Brazil's Congress one day after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in Brasília. The attack was planned by far-right groups on social media, according to Brazilian media and analysts. Andressa Anholete/Getty Images hide caption