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AI gave us Jesus hugs and automated CCP propaganda

AI hugging videos are a prelude to more deepfake harassment, DeepSeek parrots CCP talking points, and two new surveys contradict Zuckerberg's "cultural tipping point" on fact-checking

Deepfake labels and detectors still don't work

Catholic page uses Google to spread unlabeled AI slop on Meta, Deepfake image detectors flop basic test, and Kent Walker thinks crowd-checking on YouTube shows potential

AI nudifier makes a mockery of Meta's moderation

Crush AI ran 8,010 ads on Facebook & Instagram, Fact-checkers and crowds are not mutually exclusive, and AI slop tops Google image results for [does corn get digested]

Chasing the crowd

What we seek when we turn to crowd-driven fact-checking

Zuck chucks fact-checkers to cosplay as Elon Musk

Meta terminates fact-checking program

Academic library

Tools and tips round up: A new way to use OpenStreetMap and tools for Wikipedia, Telegram and more

Plus: guides for investigative journalism and for using OSINT for Bluesky.

Destination Deception 2025

A year-end podcast with three very special guests

YouTube takes down bogus billionaire bracelet ads

Plus: Britons pour milk down the drain, and Romanian NGOs call for more data from platforms