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🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
World

With a former Kirchnerist governor behind it, a propaganda factory for Delcy Rodríguez was set up from Argentina

An Argentine operation has created a network of YouTube channels that disseminate pro-Delcy Rodríguez propaganda, misleadingly presented as independent news.

Mar 22 • 21:01 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

What is the reason behind unseasonal rain? Not Bill Gates, learn the real reason

The article discusses claims circulating on social media that recent unseasonal rain in India is due to artificial weather manipulation rather than natural causes.

Mar 22 • 13:26 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

A new manipulation spreads: will Lithuania really be defended by just 500 shooters?

An internet user claims that, in the event of a Russian invasion, Lithuania will be defended by fewer than 500 volunteer troops, citing Russian media influenced by an article from The Economist.

Mar 21 • 08:17 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

BBB 26: Internet Users Criticize Reality Show Direction After Multiple Repeated Leaderships

Viewers have expressed frustration over the predictability and perceived manipulation in the reality show BBB 26 after a contestant secured a fourth leadership role.

Mar 20 • 11:10 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Yoon: Call for Reflection and Apology from the Power Party and ‘That’s What I Want to Know’ for Exposing Gang-Related Allegations

President Yoon called for the Power Party and the producers of the investigative program 'That’s What I Want to Know' to reflect and apologize for the alleged manipulation of gang-related claims against him.

Mar 20 • 01:26 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Kontrimas - not the only one. Who else collaborates with the parties?

L. Kontrimas expressed concerns about the handling of private financial data related to a funding scandal involving political parties in Lithuania.

Mar 18 • 07:03 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Path to Restoring Trust in the Media After Stock Price Manipulation

A recent stock price manipulation scandal involving journalists in South Korea raises serious concerns about media integrity and internal oversight.

Mar 17 • 10:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Hubert A. Janiszewski: The Unnecessary Cost of Gold Plating

A report from Poland's Ministry of Digital Affairs revealed that social media platforms removed only 12% of the more than 46,000 misinformation reports submitted in 2025.

Mar 16 • 17:09 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Did Iran Hide the Truth about Mojtaba? Questions Raised Over the Supreme Leader's New Photo

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's recent photographs have sparked global debate due to claims of artificial intelligence manipulation.

Mar 13 • 02:23 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Fico is no longer bothered by AI videos, as he has lost himself in the real world

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has started using AI-generated images in his social media posts, marking a concerning shift towards manipulation in his political messaging.

Mar 10 • 12:18 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Trump Shows Optimism About Ending the War in Iran But Sends Contradictory Messages: "We Haven't Won Enough"

Donald Trump expresses an optimistic view on the potential end of the war in Iran while simultaneously conveying mixed messages about the current situation.

Mar 9 • 22:46 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

X suspends 800 million accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

Elon Musk’s X has suspended 800 million accounts over the last year to combat extensive manipulation attempts, particularly from state actors.

Mar 9 • 18:34 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

A Special Observation from Journalists about Videos of Putin

Investigative journalists have noted discrepancies in the timing of videos released by the Kremlin featuring Vladimir Putin.

Mar 6 • 01:05 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

War games between America and Iran: Fake digital battles

The article discusses the rise of fake digital warfare videos amid increasing tensions between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, highlighting the manipulation of social media narratives.

Mar 4 • 02:24 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Mirić: The Eternal and Hidden Manipulation of Cunning 'Trojan Horses' with Useful Idiots

The article discusses the media discourse around Jeffrey Epstein's connections to Israeli and Russian intelligence, raising questions about the implications and the lack of evidence behind such claims.

Feb 28 • 07:00 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Media: Russia is trying to incite prisoner-of-war families against the Ukrainian authorities

Russia is allegedly attempting to manipulate families of prisoners of war to turn them against the Ukrainian government through intimidation and coercion.

Feb 27 • 04:34 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Series of Mishaps in Public Broadcasting: ARD Chief Hager: "Mistakes Are Not Manipulation!"

Florian Hager, the head of ARD, defends the broadcaster against accusations of manipulation after a series of mistakes, notably regarding a misleading video featuring Angela Merkel.

Feb 26 • 15:57 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Life & Tech

Dangers of Social Media: 'What is emotional gets clicked more often'

Darmstadt computer scientist Christian Reuter discusses how social media manipulates users and shares his views on youth bans.

Feb 25 • 11:48 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

After Country Boycotts – Organizers' Response: Accusing Manipulation

The organizers of an upcoming ceremony in Verona have responded to several countries' decision to boycott the event, claiming that the process was democratic and suggesting that the actions are more about media perception than actual boycotts.

Feb 20 • 17:31 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Warns of active hostile states' intelligence and security services activities on social networks

Lithuania's authorities are alerting citizens about efforts by hostile states to recruit individuals for espionage activities via social media platforms like Telegram.

Feb 20 • 09:39 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

For Citizenship – Punished, for Dividing Society – Praised: Behind the Scenes of Bot Activities in Lithuania

The article discusses the manipulation of public discourse in Lithuania through coordinated bot activities that provoke fear and distrust among citizens.

Feb 20 • 09:29 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Intelligence: Paid Distribution of Incendiary Messages Proposed on Social Networks

The article discusses how individuals are being recruited to spread ethnic discord on social media platforms for compensation, particularly focusing on a recent incident involving a recruitment message on Telegram.

Feb 20 • 06:04 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Social Media: The Constitutional Protection Agency warns of manipulation in local election campaigns

The Hessian Constitutional Protection Agency has issued a warning about the rising threat of manipulation through social media in the upcoming local elections, particularly concerning disinformation and deepfakes.

Feb 19 • 11:11 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Zelensky's cunning move: Russia fell into the trap of its own fake proposals

Ukrainian President Zelensky cleverly focused on Russia's manipulative fake proposals, as analyzed by security expert Rainer Saks.

Feb 18 • 08:51 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Iran's Future Shaped by Fake Accounts

A coordinated social media influence campaign is using fake accounts to create a narrative of support for Reza Pahlavi, overshadowing genuine Iranian dissent against the regime.

Feb 15 • 10:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Max Headroom: the night when a television ghost took over the channels of Chicago

The article recounts a mysterious incident from the 1980s in Chicago when a bizarre performance interrupted live television broadcasts, leaving many viewers bewildered.

Feb 12 • 20:59 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Favors, gifts, and access: the benefits system that Epstein offered to his circle

The article discusses Jeffrey Epstein's manipulation tactics, detailing how he offered gifts and privileges to influence and control people in his circle.

Feb 12 • 17:43 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
National & Local

The change in the funding of public service media seems more like revenge than reform

The article discusses the recent changes to the funding model of public service media in Czechia, suggesting that these alterations may serve as a tool for political manipulation rather than true reform.

Feb 12 • 06:15 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Bartulica: Serbian Capital Has Direct Influence on Croatian Media Space

Croatian MEP Stephen Nikola Bartulica highlighted the influence of Serbian capital on the Croatian media landscape, warning of media manipulation and the ownership structures behind mainstream media.

Feb 10 • 17:15 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Fernanda Blaz exposes toxic relationship where she wasn't allowed to have her own toothbrush; Werevertumorro reacts to 'funa' with parody

Fernanda Blaz discusses her past toxic relationship, highlighting emotional control and economic manipulation, on the podcast Un Tal Fredo, leading to social media reactions linking her ex-partner Werevertumorro.

Feb 10 • 17:13 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

How Israel Engineers the 'Heroics' of its Militias in Rafah?

The article explores how Israel manages and promotes the activities of militias in Rafah, depicting them as heroic through manipulation of social media and military operations.

Feb 10 • 11:34 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

How Epstein Reshaped His Image in the Media Without Facing the Past?

The article explores how Jeffrey Epstein manipulated media representation of himself, starting from a significant editorial failure in 2003 that allowed him to escape serious accusations.

Feb 9 • 15:22 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Trump posted another offensive image - including Stubb

U.S. President Donald Trump shared a manipulated image involving European leaders, including Finland's Alexander Stubb, on his social media platform.

Feb 9 • 09:16 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

TikTok deal good for Chinese owners but terrible for users in the United States

The transition of TikTok to majority US ownership is perceived as beneficial for its Chinese owners but detrimental to American users due to anticipated censorship and manipulation.

Feb 8 • 14:15 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Life & Tech

Amber Rose says Billie Eilish was duped by left-wing media after Grammy speech

Amber Rose expressed support for Billie Eilish amidst criticism over her political comments at the Grammys, arguing that Eilish is a victim of left-wing media manipulation.

Feb 6 • 19:48 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

HND Omitted Key Data: The Council for Minorities Again Gave Less Money to Novosti, but...

The Croatian Journalistic Society (HND) announced on Facebook that Novosti did not receive back 35% of funds for the weekly magazine during the National Minorities Council meeting, while omitting that funding for Novosti has actually increased.

Feb 6 • 13:24 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

Spain Plans Minimum Age for Social Media: Protection Against Manipulation and Brutality

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez aims to introduce a social media ban for individuals under 16 to protect children and adolescents from the dangers of social media platforms, sparking criticism from tech figures like Elon Musk and Pavel Durov who labeled him a 'tyrant'.

Feb 5 • 15:13 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Amid Controversy.. France Sounds the Drums of Confrontation with Digital Giants

France is confronting digital giants in an effort to curb criminal content, algorithm manipulation, and the pervasive violence on social media platforms.

Feb 5 • 07:43 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

HAS OLED BECOME STRANGE? ⟩ A man's strange behavior on a date revealed that he is cheating

A woman's story on social media serves as a cautionary tale about manipulative partners, emphasizing the need for awareness of such behavior patterns.

Feb 5 • 07:00 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Assassination of Symbolism: Dissecting an Israeli Campaign Against Dr. Hossam Abu Safia's Championship

A digital verification team revealed a systematic Israeli campaign targeting Palestinian doctor Hossam Abu Safia, aimed at justifying his continued detention and undermining his medical and humanitarian identity.

Feb 4 • 08:36 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

NPO to Tinubu: Regulate foreign platforms or lose Nigerian media

The Nigerian Press Organisation has urged President Tinubu to regulate foreign digital platforms to protect national cohesion and professional journalism from external manipulation.

Feb 4 • 00:08 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

From Algorithms to Identity Validation: The 5 Keys of the Spanish Project to Prohibit Networks for Minors Under 16

Spain is launching a strong offensive against the 'impunity on social media' by prohibiting minors under 16 from using these networks and criminalizing algorithm manipulation, as part of a five-measure package announced by President Pedro Sánchez at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

Feb 3 • 20:00 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
Crime & Justice

Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit raids X’s French office

The Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit has raided the French offices of social media platform X as part of an investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation and illicit data extraction.

Feb 3 • 09:32 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
World

How to deceive the electorate and pretend democracy: A book on modern dictators

The article discusses a book that explores the tactics used by modern dictators to manipulate public perception and maintain power despite a façade of democracy.

Feb 3 • 05:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The scam that appeals to the most universal feeling

A woman in a southern Spanish village fell victim to a 'love scam' where a fraudster pretends to establish a romantic relationship through social media to eventually extort money under the guise of an emergency.

Feb 2 • 10:48 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
Crime & Justice

The president vetoes, the prosecutor's office resumes the investigation into the boys who "undressed" a photo of a girl

The president's veto on a law could leave victims of image manipulation without state support, while the government prepares to ban social media for children under 15.

Jan 16 • 15:52 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Antonio Banderas speaks on ‘El Hormiguero’ about his disillusionment with politics in general and the ICE in particular: "Violence is making me feel nauseous"

Actor Antonio Banderas expressed his disillusionment with political leaders and the current state of politics in Spain during his appearance on ‘El Hormiguero,’ urging younger generations to educate themselves to avoid manipulation.

Jan 15 • 10:31 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Incredible manipulation by Šimičević: Read what is true about the financing of Novosti 2025.

Award-winning journalist Hrvoje Šimičević is called out for presenting a deliberate manipulation regarding the financing of the media outlet Novosti in his black review of 2025.

Jan 14 • 07:41 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The Series "Heaven": We Live in a World of Manipulation. A Policeman on the Side of the Madmen

The series "Heaven" is a powerful narrative that goes beyond recounting a past history, foreseeing a future where political and internet manipulations increasingly influence both political elections and daily life, leaving especially the youth feeling lost.

Jan 14 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Against Digital Abuse

The article discusses the need for governments to demand that the social media platform X prevent the pornographic manipulation of images through its AI technology.

Jan 13 • 04:30 UTC

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