Enquête AFP: l'archevêque de Rabat, qui figurait parmi les cardinaux en vue pour succéder en 2025 au pape François, a annoncé se mettre en retrait après des accusations de violences sexuelles et comportements inappropriés révélés par l'AFP. Notre enquête à lire ici ➡️ u.afp.com/SKLN

InVID-WeVerify, also known as the Verification Plugin, is a veritable Swiss army knife for digital verification. Learn how you can use it to analyse images, extract metadata and more in our open-access course ➡️ u.afp.com/VerificationPluginEN

As Armenia gears up for elections on Sunday, experts say Russia has orchestrated an aggressive disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the country’s prime minister, who has sought closer ties with the European Union. My piece for @en.afp.com insiderpaper.com/russia-ramps...

Russia ramps up disinformation ahead of Armenia vote: analysts

As Armenia gears up for elections on Sunday, experts say Russia has orchestrated an aggressive disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the country's

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Chercheurs et journalistes s'accordent : en Arménie, la Russie a déployé très tôt des efforts particulièrement intenses dans la manipulation de l'information en vue des élections législatives de dimanche information.tv5monde.com/internationa...

"J'ai réalisé qu'il n'y aurait jamais un moment approprié et qu'il faut faire ce que l'on veut tout de suite", a raconté à l'AFP Olena Kharakhulakh, qui, comme de nombreux Ukrainiens, s'est tournée vers l'art en réaction à l'horreur de l'invasion russe www.france24.com/fr/info-en-c...

"Renaître": les nouveaux artistes ukrainiens après l'invasion russe

Visages de statues tranchés, lames acérées et fumées inquiétantes en arrière-plan: dans sa dernière série de collages, l'artiste ukrainienne Olena Kharakhoulakh raconte sa "transformation" déclenchée…

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"I realised that there would never be a convenient moment and that you have to do what you want right now," Ukrainian artist Olena Kharakhulakh told AFP in Kyiv earlier this month. She is one of many who turned to art as a reaction to the Russian invasion: www.france24.com/en/live-news...

War trauma pushes more Ukrainians to become artists

For years, 36-year-old Ukrainian artist Olena Kharakhulakh had put her art on hold, choosing instead a steady job designing glass objects for a company.

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Longue vie à Radio Prague et à ses journalistes qui m'ont accueillie et formée en 2013, dont la formidable @annakubista.bsky.social Remerciements éternels et soutien ✊

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Rappel : dans ce reportage @artefr.bsky.social, je parle de notre station, Radio Prague Int., dont l'existence est menacée l'année de ses 90 ans à cause du gouvernement en place. Le trumpisme en action, ou autre équivalent populiste, c'est aussi ça. www.arte.tv/fr/videos/13...

🇧🇦 ⚽ Bosnia fans celebrate as team beats Italy to qualify for World Cup Thousands of Bosnian football fans celebrate in the streets of Zenica after their national team qualifies for the World Cup, beating Italy 4-1 in a penalty shootout.

Orban fuels anti-Ukraine mood ahead of Hungarian election. Orban is using disinformation to make Ukraine the scapegoat of his election campaign, analysts say u.afp.com/Sbmi

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 I'm hiring one Philippines reporter and one Myanmar editor to join @en.afp.com's award-winning digital investigation team in Asia. The positions are based in Manila and Bangkok, respectively.

En Russie, la "messagerie nationale" Max s'impose bon gré mal gré grâce à une promotion massive et aux blocages de WhatsApp et Telegram par les autorités au nom de l'indépendance de Moscou vis-à-vis de l'étranger - avec @mariellew.bsky.social information.tv5monde.com/economie/rus...

Meet Nikolay Gentchev, the Bulgarian mechanic Kremlin propaganda keeps killing: u.afp.com/SXCc

Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.

Comment l'AFP a enquêté sur une vague de vidéos générées par l'IA pour soutenir la désinformation pro-russe : les explications en français de mon collègue Pierre Moutot www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDp8...

Des vidéos de soldats ukrainiens générées par IA inondent les réseaux sociaux

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How is AI powering pro-Russian disinformation campaigns on social media against Ukraine and its allies? A short video explanation for @en.afp.com 👇 youtube.com/shorts/GpXoV...

Looking at AI: Sora-generated crying soldiers flood social media

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BREAKING A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March. The four were arrested several days into the wave of protest sparked by the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

La propagande prorusse recourt à de fausses vidéos créées par l'IA pour renforcer son discours sur une Ukraine déjà vaincue. Pour @irgarner.bsky.social l'IA rend la désinformation plus efficace en permettant de "l'humaniser". Mon papier pour @afp.com information.tv5monde.com/economie/bat...

As battles continue on Ukraine's frontline and missiles and drones keep raining down on civilians, pro-Russian propaganda is using AI tools to try and impose the narrative of an already defeated Ukraine. My piece for @en.afp.com with @irgarner.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/live-news...

As Ukraine battles for key city, pro-Russian accounts wage AI war

Fighting for control of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east is raging on, but in pro-Russian social media circles, Moscow has already won: viral, AI-generated videos depict a Ukrainian army in retreat, complet...

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AFP’s Gints Ivuskans photographs protesters rallying in Riga against Latvia's bid to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty combating violence against women. On October 31, parliament voted to withdraw from the treaty but just days later shelved discussion on the matter for a year

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos." factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Poland's president is dragging his feet on signing a law extending the residency status of Ukrainian refugees and migrants, despite their huge economic contribution. Went with @wojtekradwanski.bsky.social to meet successful entrepreneurs and employment experts www.france24.com/en/live-news...

From today's GREVIO report: Serbia's faltering efforts to combat violence against women are being further hampered by a conservative backlash and "alarming levels" of digital abuse, experts said u.afp.com/SWM5

Marion Dautry@mdautry.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In Serbia, women have been involved in all aspects of the student-led anti-corruption movement. But in a deeply patriarchal society, being visible and speaking up means risking gender-based violence ranging from media smear campaigns to revenge porn. My story for @en.afp.com : u.afp.com/SWgD

In Serbia, women have been involved in all aspects of the student-led anti-corruption movement. But in a deeply patriarchal society, being visible and speaking up means risking gender-based violence ranging from media smear campaigns to revenge porn. My story for @en.afp.com : u.afp.com/SWgD

The Croatian right is up to its old tricks, making false claims about a future sex-ed option in Zagreb's schools. People are being slandered and are receiving death threats as a result, while children are deprived of needed health and sex-ed programs provjeracinjenica.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

"It’s my image, it’s my name, but it’s not me, and I don’t really know what to do," Michael Mallinson told AFP. "I worry about longer-term ramifications. That stuff stays on social media forever." by @billmccarthy.bsky.social www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...

At the same time, we investigated another manipulated pic, shared by SNS networks to fit the narrative that the students are piloted from Croatia to foment a "revolution of color". Moral: stay sharp &don't believe things just because they match your beliefs cinjenice.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Marion Dautry@mdautry.bsky.social · 11mo ago

An interesting case I covered last week: a brand new anonymous X sent manipulated pictures of SNS supporters to people active in the current protest movement in Serbia. The goal seems (to me) to convince them to publish false info to later discredit them. Did it work? Yes. cinjenice.afp.com

An interesting case I covered last week: a brand new anonymous X sent manipulated pictures of SNS supporters to people active in the current protest movement in Serbia. The goal seems (to me) to convince them to publish false info to later discredit them. Did it work? Yes. cinjenice.afp.com

La Pologne a annoncé mercredi l'interception de plusieurs "drones russes" entrés dans l'espace aérien du pays de l'Otan et de l'UE, frontalier de la Russie et de l’Ukraine, dénonçant "une provocation à grande échelle".

Pour ce nouvel épisode, #LeCollimateur se penche sur les cadres et les relais du pouvoir de Vladimir Poutine, l'évolution de ce groupe depuis la fin de la guerre froide, et ses changements à la faveur de la guerre, avec Victor Violier, chercheur @irsem.bsky.social lerubicon.org/collimateur-...

L'architecture du pouvoir en Russie : la fabrique des élites à l'épreuve de la guerre

Pour ce nouvel épisode, le Collimateur se penche sur les cadres et les relais du pouvoir de Vladimir Poutine en Russie, l'évolution de ce groupe depuis la fin de la guerre froide, et ses changements à...

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