#political-propaganda

#political-propaganda

Since then it's developed into a full-blown phenomenon, one academics are calling slopaganda an unholy alliance of easily available AI tools and political messaging. Shitposting, the publishing of deliberately crude, offensive content online to provoke a reaction, has reached the level of institutional shitposting, according to Know Your Meme's editor Don Caldwell. This is trolling as official government communication. And nobody is more skilled at it than the Trump administration

In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock - and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity - from its App Store. Apple's stated rationale? The apps could "be used to harm law enforcement officers." But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers don't need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward. That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in cold blood.

By many accounts, those most impacted by the attacks - Venezuelans living and working in Venezuela - are resolutely opposed to the strikes, with thousands mobilizing in numerous Venezuelan cities in protest. (The death toll from the US strikes currently stands at 80 soldiers and civilians, a figure whichwill likely go up as the dust settles.) Though the attacks are still too recent to get accurate polling data of the country's sentiments, a November survey found that 86 percent of Venezuelans preferred for Maduro to remain head of state to resolve the country's economic woes.

AI-powered toys for young children are flooding online marketplaces, promising to provide young minds with a never-ending supply of bedtime stories and companionship around the clock.

AI videos show Trump wearing a crown, piloting a jet and dumping feces on people protesting his leadership. Democratic leaders kneel before him as he waves a sword during a coronation-like scene. With AI, Trump quickly deploys stereotypes and false narratives in entertaining posts that memorably distill complicated issues into their basest political talking points, regardless of factual basis. Trump's openness in sharing AI posts is a presidential novelty, but it tracks with how he approaches this technology.

When his country went to war with Eurasia, he was obliged to change any references to that nation as an ally and portray it as the enemy. When the tables turned and the adversary became Eastasia, he had to do the same in reverse. George Orwell's 1984 presents this story as a critical allegory of governments that seek to bend facts to their convenience.

Davis claims "everyone on earth knows" that the Clinton campaign launched a scheme to falsely claim that Trump colluded with Russia, which is described as beyond insane and sociopathic.

President Trump and Elon Musk have been pushing the absurd claim that White South African Afrikaners are victims of genocide as a way to justify accepting them as refugees while turning away other groups.

The transformation of Rodrigo Díaz from a medieval mercenary to a legendary figure illustrates how storytelling can shape history and identity across centuries.

Wikipedia, which was originally intended to democratize information, has shifted towards partisanship, with a noticeable bias against conservatives, particularly evident in its treatment of Vice President JD Vance.