Media and Disinformation Update #10

Chatbots, propaganda, and a new low for press freedom

Jul 01, 2025

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Welcome to Edition #10 of perspicacity’s Media and Disinformation Update. This edition features a new low for global press freedom, the ongoing inaccuracy of AI chatbots, and state propaganda efforts in Russia and th…

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