I almost had a spit take on that.
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/04/nx-s1-5060182/social-media-is-flooded-with-disinformation-about-the-presidential-candidates
The U.S. Intelligence Community says a massive amount of disinformation may be coming to your social media feeds. TikTok, X and Facebook will all be flooded with fake claims and manipulated images and video about both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. X CEO Elon Musk himself reposted a manipulated but realistic video of Kamala Harris, saying words she never said. And almost immediately after Donald Trump was shot in the ear last month, false claims about the attack began circulating. Liz Landers is a national correspondent at Scripps, who focuses on disinformation. She joins us now. Welcome to the program.
LIZ LANDERS: Hi, thanks for having me.
RASCOE: So let's start with the election. Like, how does 2024 compare with disinformation in previous elections?
LANDERS: Yeah, I think one of the first things that I would say about this election cycle is that the intelligence community is being very proactive, trying to speak with reporters and also therefore disseminate information through the public about what they are tracking. China, Russia and Iran continue to be the top three countries that want to try to influence U.S. politics and policy. One of the things that the intelligence community briefed reporters on that's sort of new is that these foreign actors are using commercial firms, like marketing firms, like PR firms, and they're based in their respective countries. They spoke to and gave an example of a Moscow-based marketing firm that Russia has been using that makes realistic-looking content that has a pro-Russia agenda and that that kind of information is being spread all over the internet and that Americans are consuming that.
The biggest and most influencing source of misinformation in every election since 2016 has been the US intelligence community in conjunction with the FBI. They don't want any competition?
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/04/nx-s1-5060182/social-media-is-flooded-with-disinformation-about-the-presidential-candidates
The U.S. Intelligence Community says a massive amount of disinformation may be coming to your social media feeds. TikTok, X and Facebook will all be flooded with fake claims and manipulated images and video about both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. X CEO Elon Musk himself reposted a manipulated but realistic video of Kamala Harris, saying words she never said. And almost immediately after Donald Trump was shot in the ear last month, false claims about the attack began circulating. Liz Landers is a national correspondent at Scripps, who focuses on disinformation. She joins us now. Welcome to the program.
LIZ LANDERS: Hi, thanks for having me.
RASCOE: So let's start with the election. Like, how does 2024 compare with disinformation in previous elections?
LANDERS: Yeah, I think one of the first things that I would say about this election cycle is that the intelligence community is being very proactive, trying to speak with reporters and also therefore disseminate information through the public about what they are tracking. China, Russia and Iran continue to be the top three countries that want to try to influence U.S. politics and policy. One of the things that the intelligence community briefed reporters on that's sort of new is that these foreign actors are using commercial firms, like marketing firms, like PR firms, and they're based in their respective countries. They spoke to and gave an example of a Moscow-based marketing firm that Russia has been using that makes realistic-looking content that has a pro-Russia agenda and that that kind of information is being spread all over the internet and that Americans are consuming that.
The biggest and most influencing source of misinformation in every election since 2016 has been the US intelligence community in conjunction with the FBI. They don't want any competition?
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