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#disinformation #propaganda | Sinclair Cornell Here is a joyful thought from Americans going into an election year: Me Smart… You Dumb. As my father often said, “You Can’t Teach Dumb.” How's that for folksy wisdom. ✳️ 79% of Americans feel confid...

Me Smart... You Dumb... And you can't teach dumb... How's that for folksy wisdom...

What scares me today? What puts chills down my spine during an election year?: 50 million Americans have limited to no access to local news. According to the outstanding research from Michael Lev… | ... What scares me today? What puts chills down my spine during an election year?: 50 million Americans have limited to no access to local news. According to the outstanding research from Michael Lev, Er...

What scares me today? What puts chills down my spine during an election year?: 50 million Americans have limited to no access to local news. Check out what Local News really means...

Fact check: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show sparks viral claims | Sinclair Cornell Are we truly at the point in global politics that we are compelled to Fact Check everything around Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl? Media outlets worldwide devoting resources, screen time, and column inch...

What a time to be a journalist. Camera time, column inches, and reporting resources dedicated to fact checking Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl...

Reflections on the End of Democracy: The Orbán-Trump Connection | Common Dreams | Sinclair Cornell First off, any analysis that begins by describing a “bromance” cannot end well. For those with a deep connection to Cold War history, the following statement from Gábor Halmai and Andrew Ryder via Com...

Any analysis that begins by describing a “bromance” cannot end well. For those with a deep connection to Cold War history, theses insights would have George Kennan turning somersaults in his grave.

#elections #propaganda #disinformation #journalism | Sinclair Cornell How do autocrats manipulate #elections? Threaten and prosecute media outlets that do not magnify our own #propaganda. Welcome the sources of #disinformation that conform to our government narratives. ...

How do autocrats manipulate #elections? Threaten and prosecute the media outlets that don’t magnify our own #propaganda. Welcome the sources of #disinformation that conform to our government narratives. The authoritarian playbook from the Balkans to South East Asia...

Section 230 at 30: We Need It Now More than Ever | Sinclair Cornell On the 30-year anniversary of Section 230 – possibly the most important paragraph now influencing how citizens consume information and influence elections (and created years before we knew what digita...

Content Moderation is possibly the most important issue facing communities, families, social media users around the world. If you are not thinking about Section 230… but if you care about voting and election choices… you might want to be thinking, and talking, about Section 230.

Mark This Date: March 21. First Day of Spring? No. The day that Foreign Influence might change the course of European and American politics? Very possible. Read on… Two weeks ago, Hungarian Foreign… ... Mark This Date: March 21. First Day of Spring? No. The day that Foreign Influence might change the course of European and American politics? Very possible. Read on… Two weeks ago, Hungarian Foreign M...

Mark This Date: March 21. First Day of Spring? No. The day that Foreign Influence might change the course of European and American politics? Very possible. Friends help friends. Especially to keep the totalitarian club together.

When war destroys the internet economy | Sinclair Cornell Remember the days when America considered the delivery of internet connectivity and dissemination of news not controlled by totalitarian regimes as not only a cornerstone of democratic development aro...

It really was not that long ago that America was the champion of what the internet and news media could bring to those regions devastated by crisis. Who remembers those days?

Budapest's liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event | Sinclair Cornell Take note: What do autocrats do when losing in pre-election polls? Claim elections are unfair, demonize vulnerable groups, and target opposition with legal prosecution. Watching both sides of the Atla...

The Budapest Chief Prosecutor’s Office recommends the mayor should face a fine without a trial. Without a trial.
What do autocrats do when losing in pre-election polls? Claim elections are unfair, demonize vulnerable groups, and target opposition with legal prosecution.

Exposing the regime from afar: How Cuban journalists report on the island from exile | Sinclair Cornell The U.S. Secretary of State is the son of Cuban immigrants, and was once a key supporter of international development soft power while in the Senate. The current administration has named the regime in...

The Secretary of State is the son of Cuban immigrants, once a supporter of international development in the Senate. America formerly invested as much as $270 million annually into journalism and media outlets to counter authoritarian suppression of independent news. That assistance no longer exists.

Sometimes, even when news experts ruminate about journalism, they bury the lede. As Americans turn again to the streets of Minneapolis, the Poynter Institute offers guidelines for how reporters… | Sin... Sometimes, even when news experts ruminate about journalism, they bury the lede. As Americans turn again to the streets of Minneapolis, the Poynter Institute offers guidelines for how reporters should...

Once again, national news outlets took a critical event and prioritized sensationalism over accurate reporting. While witness videos document horrific situations – thank goodness – reporters from CNN, FOX, MSNOW, and other networks made exaggeration the norm. Check out my take...

#disinformation #propaganda | Sinclair Cornell #Disinformation like a drug. Target the young. Offer it free. Create a community of users around the product. Build the consumer base to expand demand. If the results were not so devastating, the iron...

#Disinformation like a drug. Target the young. Offer it free. Create a community of users around the product. Build the consumer base to expand demand. If the results were not so devastating, the irony would be overwhelming.

Digital governance and the 'good' digital citizen in Hungary | Sinclair Cornell The First Rule of Fight Club: “You do not talk about Fight Club.” The Second Rule of Fight Club: “You DO NOT talk about Fight Club.” Trying to spread #propaganda and #disinformation in the lead up to ...

First Rule of Fight Club: “You do not talk about Fight Club.” Second Rule of Fight Club: “You DO NOT talk about Fight Club.” Want to spread #propaganda and #disinformation in the lead up to consequential #elections? New Rule: “Join Fight Club. Talk early. Talk often. Talk across digital platforms.”

#disinformation #journalism | Sinclair Cornell Here is the problem with American politics and American journalism in 17 seconds. After a nearly 90-minute monologue saturated with political #disinformation, begging for the best in #journalism to fa...

Here is the problem with American politics and American journalism in 17 seconds. A nearly 90-minute monologue saturated with political #disinformation begs for the best in #journalism to fact-check statements spoken from the White House podium. And we get this...

Hungary: 5 key questions about the EU’s most important election of 2026 | Sinclair Cornell New Game Show: Guess This Country! Where can you find a nation described with “State propaganda smears, AI-generated fakes, doctored videos, potential staged incidents, blackmail, and exploiting the r...

New Game Show: Guess This Country!
Where can you find “State propaganda smears, AI-generated fakes, doctored videos, potential staged incidents, blackmail, and exploiting the rigged electoral system. They will mobilize everything because they have so much to lose”?

Finish this sentence: “When you have friends like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel, Serbian President… | Sin... Finish this sentence: “When you have friends like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel, Serbian President Aleksa...

Finish this sentence: “When you have friends like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who needs ___________!”

You ever have a bad week? Throw on top of that your first week on the job? In a new 2026 when trust in institutions has been thrashed by public statements disproven in real time by evidence… Who… | Si... You ever have a bad week? Throw on top of that your first week on the job? In a new 2026 when trust in institutions has been thrashed by public statements disproven in real time by evidence… Who reall...

You ever have a bad week? Throw on top of that your first week on the job? In a new 2026 when trust in institutions has been thrashed by public statements disproven in real time by evidence… Who really had a bad week?
CBS News.
A monumentally classic fail of a first week.

In a week where public declarations battle for narrative supremacy from Venezuela to Minneapolis, the fight to impose opinion-forming communication on audiences is proving to impact lives – with… | Si... In a week where public declarations battle for narrative supremacy from Venezuela to Minneapolis, the fight to impose opinion-forming communication on audiences is proving to impact lives – with poten...

In a week where public declarations battle for narrative supremacy from Venezuela to Minneapolis, the fight to impose opinion-forming communication on audiences is proving to impact lives – with potentially horrific consequences. Lest we forget, public outreach was developed as a force for good..

Less than one week into 2026, want to hear some unpopular takes from how a new policy of Regime Change may create a new world, here at home and abroad? Read on… 👇 👇 ✴️ Takeaway 1️⃣: The US… | Sincla... Less than one week into 2026, want to hear some unpopular takes from how a new policy of Regime Change may create a new world, here at home and abroad? Read on… 👇 👇 ✴️ Takeaway 1️⃣: The US Congress,...

Less than one week into 2026, want to hear some unpopular takes from how a new policy of Regime Change may create a new world, here at home and abroad? Check out my latest…
#RegimeChange #Venezuela

"Regime Change" back as an execution of American foreign policy. Having been on the ground 23 years ago in Iraq, our experience has shown that local communities do not support foreign contro... "Regime Change" back as an execution of American foreign policy. Having been on the ground 23 years ago in Iraq, our experience has shown that local communities do not support foreign control of their...

Stabilization and political transition are messy, tremendously expensive, and can lead to loss of life. How many American resources, both financial and human, will be spent on implementation of a change in regime?

US Foreign Policy Reorientation Means EU Must Step Up Balkan Role | Sinclair Cornell Here is a frightening, pre-Christmas, thought: “So long as [President] Trump and those who have come to power and influence under him hold sway in the United States, it is an enemy of Europe (particul...

While the Balkans are important, Hungary is urgent and critical. EU support for media, CSOs, and advocacy groups must be immediately mobilized to take advantage of the remaining four-month window before Hungarians head to the voting booth.
“Illiberal” should not be allowed as a pathway to Victory.

Orbán says unsure who started Russia-Ukraine war | Sinclair Cornell If you have not understood the Hungarian #elections scheduled for April as the bellwether event in 2026, consider this assessment of the Kremlin, and how continued Fidesz leadership in #Hungary will a...

✴️ Viktor Orbán, on Ukraine: "It’s not even clear who attacked whom." ✴️
Really?!?

EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use for Ukraine | Sinclair Cornell Friday Feelings: 1️⃣ Sadness these declarations from Viktor Orbán are the level of political discourse in 2025... 2️⃣ Irony around nations that for decades suffered under Soviet oppression are now cou...

1️⃣ Sadness these declarations from Viktor Orbán are the level of political discourse in 2025...
2️⃣ Irony around nations that for decades suffered under Soviet oppression are now countering Europe in defense of the Kremlin...

What will be the most important hotpoint in 2026? The one event that will change the world next year? Check out this take! 👇 👇 | Sinclair Cornell What will be the most important hotpoint in 2026? The one event that will change the world next year? Check out this take! 👇 👇

What is the most important event you should be watching in 2026? Check this out!
#elections #disinformation #hottake

The disinformation wars are here | Sinclair Cornell If you care about #journalism, if you feel that getting the facts right are where we should begin every discussion, this is your read for the day. If you want to find out how the clash over #disinform...

If you care about #journalism, if you feel that getting the facts right are where we should begin every discussion, this is your read for the day. If you want to find out how the clash over #disinformation has real-world consequences, check this out…

#disinformation #elections #ai | Sinclair Cornell What have I been talking about? #Disinformation… #Elections… #AI… And with a little help from AI, here is a taste. Click on over to my LinkedIn profile and check out my Activity feed for more posts to...

What have I been talking about? #Disinformation… #Elections… #AI… And with a little help from AI, here is a taste. Click on over to my LinkedIn profile for more posts to go deeper!

Could ChatGPT Secretly Tell You How to Vote? | Sinclair Cornell Here is a frightening thought: “In highly contested national elections in Canada and Poland, roughly one in 10 participants said they would change their vote after talking with a chatbot.” Put that i...

Here is a frightening thought: “In highly contested national elections in Canada and Poland, roughly one in 10 participants said they would change their vote after talking with a chatbot.” Put that in perspective: 10% of voters persuaded by #AI can completely sway the outcome of #elections.

Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa | Sinclair Cornell U.S. guidance that targets every person around the globe who has benefitted from American #MediaDevelopment assistance over the past 20+ years. Billions of dollars. Hundreds of thousands of journalist...

The cable, sent to U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants to see if they have worked in areas including activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety.

Young Adults and the Future of News | Sinclair Cornell American adults under 30: “So I was walking down the street staring at my phone when I tripped and fell into a puddle of political news…” This is not a #GivingTuesday call for charity to save the #jou...

American adults under 30: “So I was walking down the street staring at my phone when I tripped and fell into a puddle of political news…”
This is not a #GivingTuesday call for charity to save #journalism. This is a call to train every high school student to understand how news impacts voting.

#ai #venezuela #democracy #iraq #afghanistan | Sinclair Cornell So I asked #AI to show me what happens after regime change, and this is what came back👇👇. In all the political excitement about potential deployment of American military resources to force leadership ...

So I asked #AI to show me what happens after regime change, and this is what came back...
#Venezuela #RegimeChange