Anna Merlan, a journalist from Mother Jones, dives into the murky waters of disinformation and public health policy. She discusses how AI-generated content complicates our grasp of reality, especially during events like the recent LA protests. The conversation reveals the disturbing ties between the RFK Jr.-connected MAHA Institute and extremist ideologies, underscoring the alarming rise of anti-vax sentiments. Merlan highlights the absurdity of trusting AI for health advice, like treating typhus with apple cider vinegar, shedding light on the growing distrust in established vaccine protocols.
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AI Blurs Line Between Real and Fake
AI deepfakes are increasingly used to create realistic but fake videos of protests, adding layers to disinformation.
Real images are often mislabeled as fake by AI, confusing public perception of truth.
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Recycled Disinfo Fuels Misinformation
Protest disinformation recycles old images and creates false narratives like Soros-funded agitators and fake Craigslist ads.
Such recycled falsehoods exploit familiar tropes to mislead and sow confusion.
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Detecting AI Fake Videos
AI-generated videos can be detected by errors like incorrect name tapes and nonsensical uniform details.
Despite efforts to flag fakes, many people believe AI fabrications, showing trust issues with media.
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Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
Robert Kennedy, Jr.
In this book, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presents a highly critical view of Anthony Fauci's career, particularly his roles during the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy alleges that Fauci has sabotaged safe and effective treatments, orchestrated fraudulent studies, and violated federal laws to allow pharmaceutical companies to conduct deadly experiments on vulnerable populations. The book also details Fauci's partnership with Bill Gates and the influence of the 'Pharma-Fauci-Gates alliance' on global health policy, media, and scientific research. Kennedy argues that Fauci and his allies have suppressed open debate, censored dissent, and promoted fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis.
Protocols of the learned elders of Zion
Sergi︠e︡ĭ Nilus
Victor E. Marsden
Hundreds of people have been arrested in Los Angeles after days of protests, which are in response to aggressive immigration raids ordered by President Trump. When people took to social media to make sense of the events, they were confronted with fake, AI-generated videos of the protests and real photos that were labelled as out-of-context by AI. Thus breaking new ground in worthless, deceitful slop.
Plus, we speak to Anna Merlan at Mother Jones about her recent reporting on the RFK Jr.-connected “MAHA Institute.” That organization’s head, Leland Lehrman, has pushed extremist ideas for decades, including endorsing the conspiracist fraudulent text "Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” RFK Jr. himself is evidently embracing a genuinely anti-vax agenda in his role as Health Secretary by firing and replacing the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP).
We've seen the future. And the future is an AI chatbot telling you to treat your latest typhus infection with apple cider vinegar.
We've seen the future. And the future is an AI chatbot telling you to treat your latest typhus infection with apple cider vinegar.
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Anna Merlan on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/annamerlan.bsky.social
The Head of a New RFK-Backing Group Promoted 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/leland-lehrman-make-america-healthy-again-institute-antisemitism-september-11/
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https://flaminghydra.com/
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REFERENCES
Bricks from Malaysia and New Jersey misrepresented amid LA unrest
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.49XW2T2
FACT FOCUS: A Craigslist ad is not proof of paid protesters in LA. It was posted as a prank
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-los-angeles-paid-protesters-prank-48792aa47dcc2d8eeb9547d79d530037
Fake videos and conspiracies fuel falsehoods about Los Angeles protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-videos-conspiracies-falsehoods-los-angeles-protests/
Los Angeles protests: How AI and chatbots are feeding fake news
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250610-meet-bob-the-ai-generated-national-guard-soldier-sparking-misinformation
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
https://www.wired.com/story/grok-chatgpt-ai-los-angeles-protest-disinformation/
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