by @elenacrisan.bsky.social www.timesofisrael.com/german-neo-n...

🌎 Online posts claim to show a woman who arrived at a New York airport carrying a passport from an non-existent country, then mysteriously vanished. But this is the reworking of an old urban legend, and the images come from a reality TV show. Read more: u.afp.com/Torenza

#Ukraine: We are deeply saddened to learn of the killing of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican by a Russian drone today. We pay tribute to the courage of Antoni and all the journalists who continue to cover the war. We demand that the perpetrators of his crime be brought to justice.

🇦🇱 VIDEO: Albania's new AI-generated minister makes first address to parliament The world's first AI minister said she was "not here to replace people, but to help them". Prime Minister Edi Rama said 'Diella' would be entrusted with decisions on public tenders, making them "100% corruption-free".

Derk Sauer, Champion of Free Press in a New Russia, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...

Content creators, often based in South Asia, are churning out AI-generated images of made-up Holocaust victims for money, targeting Westerners' emotional reactions, researchers told AFP uk.news.yahoo.com/holocaust-ai... by @annamalpas.bsky.social

New story from @anujchopra.bsky.social on AI-powered 'nudify' apps, with additional reporting by me and Sonia González Fernández. Deeply concerning that these apps -- which rose to prominence targeting celebrities -- are being increasingly weaponised against children www.yahoo.com/news/ai-powe...

More than 90% of X's Community Notes -- a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk's platform -- are never published, a study says, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool u.afp.com/SfH4

Anti-migrant narratives are uniting longstanding foes on both sides of the Irish border, while far-right actors from overseas are seizing on the opportunity to spread dissent and polarisation 👇 www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...

My team at AFP can confirm the MAHA report cites studies that do not exist. With contributions from @billmccarthy.bsky.social, @manonjacob.bsky.social and Gwen Roley www.france24.com/en/live-news...