fromThe Atlantic
4 hours agoHow Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran
The protests in Iran are real. The country's economic desperation runs deep, and millions of citizens want to see a corrupt and repressive regime gone. The violent crackdown on the protests is also real and appears to have cost thousands of lives. Yet the accounts, photos, and videos coming out of Iran are riddled with accusations of AI manipulation and fakery that have the effect of calling even what's true into doubt.
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