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From ‘love jihad’ to killing Muslims, YouTube autogenerates videos for ‘Hindutva pop’

This story was originally published on Bellingcat and is republished here with permission. It has been lightly edited for style and clarity.

Newslaundry

Investigations reveal discrepancies in Israel’s Gaza hospital attack claims

As Israel bombs Gaza, media organisations and researchers are investigating what happened at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

Al Jazeera

Was this photo of a dead Israeli baby AI-generated? When AI-detection errors muddle public debate

On October 12, the official account of the state of Israel posted an image of a tiny, charred body, claiming that the image showed a baby killed by Hamas during the attacks carried out on October 7. In the hours after the image was posted, social media users began to…

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FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts

False claims about the latest Israel-Hamas war are flooding social media, making it difficult for onlookers to sort fact from fiction

The Independent UK

This historic Orthodox church in Gaza was not destroyed by bombardments

As the Israeli army bombards Gaza in retaliation for Hamas attacks on Saturday, October 7, many people online have been sharing a video claiming it shows the Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius destroyed. But the footage does not show the destruction of the oldest church in Gaza, and the organisation…

France 24

No, the Saint Porphyrios Orthodox Church in Gaza was not hit by Israeli air strikes

Many social media accounts are sharing a viral video claiming that "Israel warplanes bombed the Saint Porphyrios Orthodox Church in Gaza". But although the church is intact, according to this Facebook post, the air strikes that we see in the viral video did strike a densely populated area in Gaza,…

France 24

How Israel-Hamas war disinformation is being spread online

Case of footage from set of Palestinian film being repurposed to make false claims is far from one-off

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US concerned that arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea ‘actively advancing’ – as it happened

Sergei Shoigu, Russian defence minister, has recently travelled to North Korea to try to convince them to sell ammunition, says White House

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainian drones attack six Russian regions and hit military planes

Kyiv says four cargo planes destroyed in city 500 miles from border with Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Who was Dmitry Utkin, a key Wagner mercenary who died alongside Prigozhin?

The secretive war-hardened career-officer-turned-mercenary is said to have given the Wagner group its name.

Al Jazeera

Twenty years of ruthlessness: how Russia has silenced Putin’s opponents

From poisonings to shootings to falls from windows and now possibly plane crashes, Kremlin has been accused of numerous lethal attacks

The Guardian - UK

Putin confirms Prigozhin death; Pentagon says surface-to-air missile claim is ‘inaccurate’ – as it happened

Russian president says former head of Wagner made ‘serious mistakes’. This live blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Who are the other Wagner group leaders presumed dead in plane crash?

Those said to have died alongside Yevgeny Prigozhin include Dmitry Utkin, whose call sign was ‘Wagner’

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk claims there’s ‘no proof’ that Texas mall shooter with swastika tattoo was a neo-Nazi

Mr Musk baselessly accused Bellingcat of running psychological operations against the US public

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Salon

Elon goes off rails on white supremacy

In wide-ranging CNBC interview, Tesla/Twitter magnate appears to embrace conspiracy theories on Soros, mass shooter

The Guardian - UK

Is Russia spying more – or are more spies just being caught?

Expulsion of diplomats amid Ukraine war has limited Russia’s options, with west’s focus now turning to deep-cover ‘illegals’

Reuters

Russia court orders arrest in absentia of Bulgarian reporter Grozev -RIA

A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev, whose reporting for the Bellingcat news outlet has angered Russia, RIA news agency said.

The Guardian - US

Pentagon leaks: how Jack Teixeira was identified as the alleged source

An online sleuthing group, a news media outlet and the FBI all followed digital breadcrumbs leading to the 21-year-old

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ABC News

The Pentagon leak that landed on a chat forum about Minecraft exposes an unavoidable weakness in US national security

The leak of highly classified Pentagon documents has forced defence officials into the online worlds of gamers, meme lords and their leagues of followers, and exposed an unavoidable weakness in US national security.

Al Jazeera

What is Discord and how did the leaked Pentagon documents spread?

The highly classified documents are believed to have first appeared on the social media app several weeks ago.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon documents leak: Here’s what you need to know

Documents posted online appeared to reveal details of how US agencies spy on other nations, including allies.

The Guardian - UK

Pentagon leak traced to video game chat group users arguing over war in Ukraine

Analysis suggests top-secret documents were first shared on closed gamer chatrooms hosted by Discord

The Week

The Pentagon docs: America’s worst intelligence leak in a decade

The release of classified US defence department documents that reveal how the war in Ukraine is really playing out as well as security secrets relating to the US’s allies has been described as America’s most serious intelligence leak in a decade.

The New Daily

Leaked US intel may have origin in Discord

Discord, a social media platform popular with gamers, could be the origin of a major leak of classified documents that has shaken the United States government.

The Independent UK

Leaked documents may have origin in chatroom for gamers

A major leak of classified U.S. documents that’s shaken Washington and exposed new details of its intelligence gathering may have started in a chatroom on a social media platform popular with gamers

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