Many fake images circulated this year: of Trump embracing former health official Anthony Fauci, Trump posing with Black supporters, Trump being placed under arrest, and of a lawless United States under a hypothetical second Biden administration.
In January, an audio clip masquerading as the voice of Biden urged voters not to vote in New Hampshire’s primary election.
In September—just two months before election day—the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had disrupted a Russian influence operation known as “Doppelganger."
The online aftermath of the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt against Trump served as a lesson regarding how manipulated media has the potential to mislead and disorient internet users following breaking news events.
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An August 9 report from the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center noted that while “nearly all actors seek to incorporate AI content in their operations .… more recently many actors have pivoted back to techniques that have proven effective in the past."
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