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Lawmakers ‘Bullseye and Bait’ in AI-Driven Deepfake Campaigns

OPINION — Elected officials are both the bullseye and the bait for AI-driven influence campaigns launched by foreign adversaries. They are targeted [...] More

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Expert Q&A: A Kremlin ‘History’ of the Ukraine War

EXPERT Q&A — Last week Russia released a new textbook for high school students, a three-volume set called “The Military History of Russia” which [...] More

In Next President’s Inbox: 10 Global Nightmares

SPECIAL REPORT – As a divided nation hurtles towards the election, and officials worry about politically-driven violence, potential nightmares abound [...] More

On Eve of US Election, ‘High Alert’ and Cautious Optimism on Foreign Interference

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS — In the final days of one of the most consequential U.S. presidential campaigns in memory, outside threats to the election [...] More

US Intelligence: Russia, China and Iran in Election Propaganda Blitz

DEEP DIVE — As Election Day 2024 draws near, the United States’ adversaries are bombarding American voters with propaganda and false narratives in [...] More

As US Election Nears, Fears That Russia is Manipulating West ‘As Never Before’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Just two months before the November 5 U.S. election, Russian disinformation operations appear to be in full swing. Having [...] More

Russia's Propaganda Army, Pitching a 'Nightmare Scenario' For Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Russia boasts the world’s largest land mass, one of the world’s largest standing armies, and a weapon that it has used to great [...] More

DEEP DIVE: In Wake Of Trump Attack, How To Stop the Violence?

DEEP DIVE: In Wake Of Trump Attack, How To Stop the Violence?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Almost from the moment the shots were fired in Butler, Pennsylvania Saturday, terrorism experts and ordinary [...] More

Elections are Primed for 'Wave of Misinformation'

OPINION — As we enter 2024, concerns arise regarding the potential threat generative AI poses to elections in terms of misinformation and media [...] More

Trust in Information for a more Perfect Union

SPONSORED COLUMN — Today’s information environment poses great challenges to our nation’s unity and security. Advances in wireless communication, [...] More

Seize this Opportunity to Combat Chinese Misinformation

OPINION — After 1,016 days of being locked in apartments and houses, China’s citizens have been released, and they are traveling, presenting an [...] More

The Mission to Counter Misinformation: A Briefing with former DNI James Clapper

The Mission to Counter Misinformation: A Briefing with former DNI James Clapper

In the summer of 2016, then-Director of National Intelligence Lt. Gen. James Clapper began to detect a worrisome trend. It was an election year, and [...] More

How China Masters the Art of Propaganda

How COVID-19 Revealed the Menace of China’s United Work Front DepartmentWilliam O'Hara is the senior China planner in the J5 Directorate at U.S. [...] More