18-12-2025 08:17 via theguardian.com

Fake Minns, altered images and psyop theories: Bondi attack misinformation shows AI’s power to confuse

For now many fakes are easy to spot. But audiences could find it increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction as tech improvesFull report: Bondi terror attackVictims of Bondi beach shootingMisinformation, turbocharged by AI, was hard to avoid in the hours and days that followed the Bondi beach terror attack, as some platforms pushed dubious claims to users trying to find factual information.The X “for you” page, which serves up content determined by an algorithm, was filled with
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