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.
Russia has banned Transparency International, a Germany-based NGO funded by George Soros, for interfering in the internal affairs of Russia and posing a risk to its constitutional order and security.