A Pakistani national accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting senior American political figures has told a U.S. court that he was coerced by Iran’s powerful military force to participate in the scheme. Asif Raza Merchant, 47, is facing charges in the United States after prosecutors alleged he attempted to…
Washington, D.C. – Social media platforms are once again grappling with the spread of AI-generated disinformation, after researchers revealed that manipulated images falsely associating prominent U.S. politicians with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have gone viral. False Associations Spread Online Disinformation watchdog NewsGuard reported Tuesday that at least seven AI-created…