Dispatches from the frontlines of the information war, where I’ll break down the latest in disinformation, deception, and the dark side of technology.
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Why Did Russian Propaganda Outlets Ignore the CIA Director’s Visit?
The silence may reveal rare details about the chain-of-command behind Russian state media coverage.
Russian state media has never missed a chance to spin up a wild tale about the CIA, yet when the agency’s director reportedly arrived in Mo...
Fake Think Tanks, AI Influence Campaigns, and the Outbreak Nobody Is Watching
There’s plenty of news. Too much, actually. The hard part is figuring out what it actually means and what it may be setting in motion.
That’s the purpose of Weaponized: The Week, Decoded, a new weekly feature tracking the most consequentia...
Trump Admin Sent Undercover Agents Into Churches To Spy On Political Opponents
Religious liberty is supposedly sacred to the Trump administration — but only for churches that support its agenda.
In the aftermath of the killing of two American citizens at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers...
Kash Patel Is Russia's New Favorite Useful Idiot
With Tulsi Gabbard gone, Russian propaganda outlets are turning their attention to the FBI Director and his upcoming Moscow visit.
In the past three weeks alone, Russian state media has run more than a dozen articles about FBI Director Kas...
REPORT: The FBI Has Been Working Behind-The-Scenes With Russia For 15 Months
We now know the reason for FBI Director Kash Patel’s upcoming visit to Moscow, where he’ll be hosted by the FSB.
Under the leadership of Director Kash Patel, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has forged unprecedented relationships...
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Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno is an assistant research scientist, investigator, writer, and internationally recognized expert in the study of cognitive security, disinformation, weaponized influence, extremism, and social media manipulation.
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