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People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

Elon Musk speaking to journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at a conference in 2016. Musk's lawyers recently tried to argue in court that comments he made at that event could have been altered. Recode/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.

National

DOT Secretary Buttigieg wants to hold airlines accountable for delays, cancellations

by Jonaki Mehta , Matt Ozug , Sacha Pfeiffer

DOT Secretary Buttigieg wants to hold airlines accountable for delays, cancellations

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Untangling Disinformation

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

by Shannon Bond

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

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Race

Black Americans are audited 3 to 5 times as often as other taxpayers

by Scott Horsley

Black Americans are audited 3 to 5 times as often as other taxpayers

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Obituaries

Grace Bumbry, a trailblazing Black opera singer, has died at age 86

by Brandon Gates

Grace Bumbry, a trailblazing Black opera singer, has died at age 86

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National

The latest from Brownsville, Texas, where a driver killing 8 by plowing into a crowd

by Gaige Davila | TPR

The latest from Brownsville, Texas, where a driver killing 8 by plowing into a crowd

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Economy

What happens if the government defaults? A former Federal Reserve economist explains

by Kai McNamee , Sarah Handel , Sacha Pfeiffer

What happens if the government defaults? A former Federal Reserve economist explains

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Music Reviews

Here are the standout tracks in Ed Sheeran's new album 'Subtract'

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Author Interviews

Why the U.S. builds more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments

by Connor Donevan , Christopher Intagliata , Juana Summers

Why the U.S. builds more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments

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National

What we know about the shooter who killed 8 people in a mall in Allen, Texas

by Katherine Hobbs

What we know about the shooter who killed 8 people in a mall in Allen, Texas

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Politics

Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42

by Erika Ryan , Justine Kenin , Mary Louise Kelly

Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42

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Strange News

Solved: The mystery of the pasta in the New Jersey woods

by Kat Lonsdorf , Matt Ozug

Solved: The mystery of the pasta in the New Jersey woods

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Black immigrants and the American South

The hurdles Black immigrants face to drive in the U.S.

by Leah Donnella

The hurdles Black immigrants face to drive in the U.S.

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National

Attorneys gave closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump

by Andrea Bernstein

Attorneys gave closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump

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Obituaries

Producer Chris Strachwitz, responsible for many recordings of roots music, has died

by Alejandra Marquez Janse , Christopher Intagliata

Producer Chris Strachwitz, responsible for many recordings of roots music, has died

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Politics

A look at Biden and McCarthy's relationship ahead of their debt ceiling meeting

by Scott Detrow

A look at Biden and McCarthy's relationship ahead of their debt ceiling meeting

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National

Immigration issues have an importance to Arizona farmers, in terms of workforce

by Ximena Bustillo

Immigration issues have an importance to Arizona farmers, in terms of workforce

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Strange News

How a drugs lord's 'cocaine hippos' got out of control in Colombia

by John Otis

How a drugs lord's 'cocaine hippos' got out of control in Colombia

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