Disinfo Docket 7 May

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1. Anthropic finds alarming 'emerging trends' in Claude misuse report (ZDNet, 25 April)
2. World Press Freedom Index 2025: economic fragility a leading threat to press freedom (RSF, May)
3. The Extremist at the State Department is Doing Exactly What We Thought He Would (Wiczipedia, 6 May)
4. How to Address Misinformation—Without Censorship (Time, 6 May)

Misinformation about India-Pakistan is rampant online.

That includes posts claiming this video shows Donald Trump insisting the United States "let them fight."

The footage is from 2019. Trump was referring to the Islamic State group and Taliban forces fighting in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/rOkIN32Hzb

— Bill McCarthy (@billdmccarthy) May 7, 2025

1. Academia & Research

1. Bluesky follow farming: starter pack edition (Conspirator Norteño, 2 May)
2. Cognitive bias in generative AI influences religious education (Nature, 5 May)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. China denies accessing data after TikTok hit with huge EU fine (Euractiv, 3 May)
2. To Win Monopoly Fight, Meta Is Touting a Rival: TikTok (WSJ, 4 May)
3. Trump says would extend TikTok deadline if no deal reached by June 19 (Reuters, 4 May)
4. The evolving role of AI-generated media in shaping disinformation campaigns (DFR Lab, 1 May)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. How Russia is using Gaelic and AI to peddle disinformation in Scotland (Times, 3 May)
2. Ukraine, Russia Trade Aerial Attacks Ahead of WWII Victory Parade (The Defence Post, 7 May)