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How a Russian Attack on the Midterms Deepfaked Mother Jones

A few days ago, an X user called роман—which is Russian for the name "Roman"—posted a purported Mother Jones video that reported that the Democratic National Committee paid a whopping $259 million to Mark Thompson, the head of CNN, so the cable news network would promote "gender transition among children." The video—fa

How a Russian Attack on the Midterms Deepfaked Mother Jones

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A few days ago, an X user called роман—which is Russian for the name "Roman"—posted a purported Mother Jones video that reported that the Democratic National Committee paid a whopping $259 million to Mark...

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A few days ago, an X user called роман—which is Russian for the name "Roman"—posted a purported Mother Jones video that reported that the Democratic National Committee paid a whopping $259 million to Mark Thompson, the head of CNN, so the cable news network would promote "gender transition among children." The video—fa

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