Owens described how Infowars aimed to create a cinematic experience, stating, 'We would go out there, we would shoot videos like we were in the weeds, we were showing what was really going on. But it was nonsense. It was lies.'
It felt like he took advantage of me because I was young and naive and excited, and I hadn't had much life experience. Because he was a police officer, I just trusted the things he said. She said Steel had groomed her by complimenting her at a time when she felt lonely and had low selfesteem, along with pressuring her to send nude photographs.
Not so long ago, if you said there was a shadowy cabal of elites who were involved in the sex trafficking of young women and girls and that some of the most famous people in the world were allegedly involved, then you would have been dismissed as a conspiracy theorist. On a certain level, it feels psychologically safe to other people who have conspiracy theories Jon Ronson even wrote a book called Them about extremists and conspiracy theorists.
Most days, an email lands in my inbox with the promise to amplify my growth-my newsletter subscribers, the reach of my podcasts, the number of client leads, etc. I've gotten used to random people pitching me on their services, and some of the messages expertly prey on my insecurities as a business owner ("you're leaving so much on the table," et al.). I never answer any of them, but I sometimes wonder which ones might actually be legit.
Generative models learn an executive's tone and syntax from public posts, press releases and meeting transcripts. Attackers then craft messages indistinguishable from authentic correspondence. But the real innovation isn't the text, it's the choreography. A fraudulent email may serve only as the opening move. Within minutes, the target receives a confirming voice message that sounds like the executive whose name appears in the signature block. A deepfaked video may follow, asking for "final authorization." Email opens the door; other channels walk through it.
Running a social account is a delicate balance between risk and trust. "I think it's almost like a double-edged sword ... don't overthink it, but also learn the muscle of putting out risky content and knowing the limitations of how risky you can go," said Jori Evans, director of social at Manscaped. Evans gained experience from working with boutique brands before moving onto Microsoft, Groupon and with agencies for brands like Slim Jim. She will speak on a panel at Ragan's Social Media Conference next month to discuss what it really takes to manage a brand's social account behind the scenes.
Sir Keir Starmer has been blasted for making "cheap political smears" against the Green Party, claiming that if they took power, the "lamps would go out across Europe once again." Green Party leader Zack Polanski hit back, accusing Starmer of "fear-mongering while ignoring the real problems" facing Brits. "Wages are stuck, rents are soaring, bills are through the roof - and Starmer is obsessed with scaring people about the lights going out," Polanski said. "People want solutions, not cheap political attacks."
A short while later, the White House posted the same photo - except that version had been digitally altered to darken Armstrong's skin and rearrange her facial features to make it appear she was sobbing or distraught. The Guardian one of many media outlets to report on this image manipulation, created a handy slider graphic to help viewers see clearly how the photo had been changed.
The DOJ's latest release of over 3 million pages of Epstein documents appeared to contradict previous statements made by President Donald Trump's commerce head, Lutnick, who claimed to have cut ties with Epstein in 2005. The Senate Committee on Appropriations held a hearing on Tuesday where Secretary Lutnick was grilled about his mischaracterization of his ties to Epstein, which documents showed continued past 2005 and included a visit to Epstein's private island.
