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.
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 FBI and the Department of Defense helped to research and develop the software needed for facial recognition in street cameras and drones, according to internal documents.
Anonymous U.S. officials suggest that a pro-Ukrainian group is suspected to have been responsible for the September 2022 bombing of Nord Stream pipelines, according to The New York Times, although it is unclear who directed or paid for the operation.
The Department of Homeland Security has been conducting a secret domestic intelligence program called the "Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program," allowing officials to interview incarcerated Americans without their lawyers present, according to an investigation by Politico.
Trump stated in a Daily Mail op-ed that if he were to again win the presidency, he would demand a global summit on pandemic reparations from Communist China.
