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AI-powered network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories targeting the US election, investigation finds (www.bbc.com)

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A former Florida police officer who relocated to Moscow is one of the key figures behind it.

Dozens of bogus stories aimed at influencing US voters and sowing distrust ahead of November’s election. Some have been roundly ignored but others have been shared by influencers and members of the US Congress.

For example, one of these stories was published on a website called The Houston Post – one of dozens of sites with American-sounding names which are in reality run from Moscow - and alleged that the FBI illegally wiretapped Donald Trump’s Florida resort.

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[-] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago

They’re masquerading as local lemmy users too. I see you comrade.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's easy to start thinking everyone that doesn't think like you is a bot. I try to always assume I'm talking to real people, anything else is a bad habit imo.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Functionally, when someone will not engage in good faith, what's the difference between a human and a bot?

If someone is not arguing cordially and supporting their position with facts, I don't care if they're human or not, they're a bot.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I've seen so many arguments where both sides claim the other is arguing in bad faith tho

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