AI-Generated Lies: The White House's Digital Deception
📰 THE STORY: The AP reports on the Trump administration's use of AI-generated and edited images, including a doctored photo of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, raising alarms among 'misinformation experts' about eroding public trust. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The U.S. government's use of propaganda and psychological operations (PSYOPS) to influence public
opinion, both domestically and internationally, predates AI by decades. Operation Mockingbird in the 1970s exposed the CIA's widespread use of journalists and media outlets to disseminate propaganda. More recently, the Pentagon confirmed it manipulated social media in 2022 to counter disinformation from adversaries, a euphemism often applied to narratives that challenge Western hegemony. Double
Standard: The corporate media feigns outrage over a doctored photo from one political campaign, yet largely ignores the systemic manufacturing of consent for wars and coups. Where was the 'eroding public trust' alarm when Colin Powell presented WMDs at the UN in 2003, based on fabricated intelligence that led to the Iraq War, costing hundreds of thousands of lives? Or when the 'White Helmets' in
Syria, funded by Western governments, were presented as neutral rescuers despite documented ties to al-Qaeda factions? The outrage is reserved for gaffes, not grave deceptions. Follow the Money: The 'misinformation industry' itself is a booming business, often funded by grants from government agencies, tech giants, and NGOs with clear geopolitical agendas. These groups, while ostensibly combating