The U.S. Special Operations forces are reportedly considering using deepfakes as a weapon of war or propaganda tool, according to federal procurement documents cited by an Intercept report.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has introduced the 'Preventing Malign CCP Influence on Academic Institutions Act' to require disclosures of foreign gifts to schools and reveal all joint activities with Chinese organizations, including exchanges or research, and to shed light on monetary gifts that American schools are taking from Communist China.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has threatened to launch an "information campaign" in the US against Republicans in response to calls for action against cartels smuggling fentanyl across the border, urging Mexicans and Hispanics not to vote for them unless US lawmakers change their treatment of Mexico.
The trial of members of the Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy and other charges in connection with the January 6th events at the Capitol has been halted after leaked chat logs from an FBI Special Agent suggested that she had been ordered by her boss to destroy evidence.
Former Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis won a court case against the liberal group 65 Project and will keep her law license after being censured by a Colorado judge.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic recently held its first hearing as part of its investigation into the virus' origins.