‘I’m still innocent,’ says Comey as Trump calls him a ‘dirty cop’ – US politics live
Özet haber: Social media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”.
Social media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”. As tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their vote, social media companies have scaled back their efforts to protect voters from lies meant to manipulate elections.
While the backlash against Facebook after the Cambridge Analytica scandal prompted social media giants to bolster their trust and safety operations, a counter-backlash from the right over fears of speech restrictions – which intensified after Elon Musk’s takeover of X, formerly Twitter, and the election of Donald Trump in 2024 – has led to significant layoffs from relevant teams.
Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to launch a disinformation campaign. And platforms are increasingly relying on AI, rather than human intervention, to respond. “You can run an information operation now with quali
President Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday plan to show off a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude to be processed in Texas refineries, according to a congressional aide and two US officials. The visit to Port Arthur, Texas, comes on the same day that Trump is campaigning in the state for Republican candidates in the midterms, AP reported.
The president has rallies scheduled in Corpus Christi and Lubbock. Trump is trying to shore up support for US Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with Democratic candidate James Talarico. It’s not clear whether Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security adviser, would take part in any campaign events.
But it’s the first time that he’s hitting the road with Trump as the president barnstorms the country. The two US officials and the congressional aide spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Rubio’s plans before they were publicly announced. It’s highly unusual for the nat
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump has called the former FBI director, James Comey, a “dirty cop”, Reuters reports. The US justice department is attempting to prosecute Comey for a third time, on the grounds of sharing sensitive national security information in 2016, according to court documents made public on Monday.
The case was revealed in a court document known as a “criminal information” that the justice department said it filed to stop the 10-year statute of limitations on the offense from expiring earlier this month. The document, filed in Washington federal court, charges Comey with transmitting and conspiring to transmit national defense information.
It alleges he shared classified information with a reporter from the New York Times in October 2016. “I think he’s a dirty cop,” president Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, when asked about Comey. “I don’t know much about it,” he said. Comey said in a video on Instagram that “th
