McKenzie Sadeghi

2 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | McKenzie Sadeghi

Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member. And forward this email to a friend to spread the word!Follow us on your social media platform of choice: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | BlueskyToday’s newsletter was edited byEric Effron.

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | McKenzie Sadeghi

Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member. And forward this email to a friend to spread the word!Follow us on your social media platform of choice: X | LinkedIn | Instagram|BlueskyEdited by Eric Effron and Sofia RubinsonBy McKenzie SadeghiThere was a time when Russia insisted it wasn’t attempting to meddle in U.S. democracy. Now, it’s flaunting its interference efforts. “It’s nonsense.

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Macrina Wang |Sarah Komar |Eva Maitland |McKenzie Sadeghi

Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member. And forward this email to a friend to spread the word!Follow us on your social media platform of choice: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | BlueskyIn today’s edition:After a mass shooting at Florida State University, pro-MAGA accounts rushed to falsely claim the alleged shooter was an anti-Trump leftist.

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Eva Maitland |McKenzie Sadeghi

By Eva Maitland and McKenzie SadeghiWhat happened: Pro-Kremlin sources shared AI-generated photos of supposed action figure dolls to spread Russian propaganda, including posts depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a drug addict and corrupt warmonger, NewsGuard found. Context: After OpenAI released its new image generator on March 25, many celebrities and politicians took part in a viral trend asking ChatGPT to create images of Barbie-style dolls in their likenesses.

4 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Natalie Huet |McKenzie Sadeghi |Chine Labbé

By Natalie Huet, McKenzie Sadeghi, and Chine LabbeA Russian propaganda operation that previously took aim at elections in the U.S. and Germany has a new target: France. NewsGuard found that Storm-1516 — a Russian influence operation that includes the efforts of John Mark Dougan, a former Florida deputy sheriff granted asylum in Moscow turned Kremlin propagandist that uses AI to create and spread false claims — targeted France with five false narratives from December 2024 to March 2025.