U.S. Adversaries Fuel Disinformation About LA Protests
- Protests began in downtown Los Angeles on June 6 in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, prompting National Guard deployment.
- Misinformation and recycled media about the protests circulated widely, including false claims about soldiers' conditions and misleading photos.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom posted photos on June 9 showing service members sleeping on the floor, which were verified as recent and not from Afghanistan.
- AI tools like Grok and ChatGPT incorrectly identified some images as from Afghanistan, exposing limitations of AI fact-checking during the protests.
- The spread of AI-generated deepfakes and disinformation has complicated public understanding and highlights challenges in verifying information in this new media environment.
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Hype, Lies, And AI Slop Are *Exactly* What MAGA Wants In LA Protest 'News'
The riots continue to rage out of control. Photo by Chris Leipelt on UnsplashMAGAworld is not a place for subtlety. Anyone who lacks legal documentation is a criminal, and probably a killer. Airplanes crash because of diversity (so do ships and trains). And every protest is a riot that includes looting and burning on a massive scale, and must be put down forcefully, ideally by the military. (Except for the January 6 insurrection, which was a pea…
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