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Judge reduces prison sentence for Army veteran convicted in Capitol riots


Judge reduces prison sentence for Army veteran convicted in Capitol riots

A U.S. district judge on Wednesday reduced the sentence of an Army veteran and former police officer who was found guilty on six counts for his participation in the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Virginia resident Thomas Robertson was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2022. He is accused […]

Donald Trump says Taylor Swift will pay a price for supporting Kamala Harris – POLITICO


Donald Trump says Taylor Swift will pay a price for supporting Kamala Harris – POLITICO

Trump also claimed he was not a Taylor Swift fan. “Actually, I like Mrs. Mahomes much better. She’s a huge Trump fan,” he said, referring to Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Trump’s comments came after the American pop star expressed his support for Democratic candidate Harris in an Instagram […]

Social media claims Harris wore earrings during the debate


Social media claims Harris wore earrings during the debate

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during the first … (+) Presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Some keen viewers of Tuesday night’s first — and likely only […]

Russia Today, YouTube and the US Department of Justice: How an online network of Russian disinformation collapsed


Russia Today, YouTube and the US Department of Justice: How an online network of Russian disinformation collapsed

With the US presidential election approaching in November, concerns about foreign interference are growing in the US – and with them the flood of allegations against Russian-backed agents of interference. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is bringing charges against two employees of a Russian state media company. They are alleged to have paid millions […]

Meta sees limited use of GenAI in Russian disinformation


Meta sees limited use of GenAI in Russian disinformation

An investigation by the EU Commission into Facebook and Instagram’s handling of Russian fake news is still pending ADVERTISING The generative artificial intelligence tools used to spread primarily Russian disinformation on Meta’s platforms did not cause any disruption, the US technology giant said in its quarterly Adversarial Threat Report published yesterday (August 15). The results […]