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John Leonard<p>Two US disinformation experts have launched a DIY news outlet. </p><p>Not on Mastodon yet though. Missing a trick methinks.</p><p><a href="https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/indicator-alexios-mantzarlis-craig-silverman/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">poynter.org/fact-checking/2025</span><span class="invisible">/indicator-alexios-mantzarlis-craig-silverman/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indicator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indicator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beehiiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beehiiv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poynter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poynter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
Dr. Emma L Briant🐕🇬🇧in🇦🇺<p>‘I Was Targeted by a Hostile <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> Spambot Swarm That Revealed How X’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithm</span></a> Has Been Truly Broken. </p><p>- I contributed expert analysis to this interesting new reporting by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iainoverton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iainoverton</span></a></span> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bylinetimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bylinetimes</span></a> READ: <a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2025/05/20/x-spam-algorithm-elon-musk-bots/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylinetimes.com/2025/05/20/x-s</span><span class="invisible">pam-algorithm-elon-musk-bots/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>x</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
janhoglund<p>“Authoritarianism involves arranging government to keep the leader and his cronies safe from prosecution and allow them to commit crimes and corrupt acts with impunity. That means judges and prosecutors who uphold the rule of law are always among those harassed and persecuted. … Judicial authorities…must…be seen as subversives who are trying to harm the leader and make the country less safe.”<br><a href="https://lucid.substack.com/p/arresting-judges-the-trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lucid.substack.com/p/arresting</span><span class="invisible">-judges-the-trump-administration</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a></p>
skua<p>Please post a link to source for news items.</p><p>It lets readers verify and judge.</p><p>And helps build a reliable environment.</p><p>The alternative is training readers to be open to misinformation and habitually suspend critical judgement.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Informed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Informed</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> said they want to replace the system when the current contract expires in 2028, but their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> is still scheduled to take effect next year. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> state Rep Victor Anderson said there is no realistic way to “prevent the train wreck that’s coming.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The Secy of State said the voting system follows <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, which requires federal certification at the time the system is bought. Nevertheless, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>-controlled legislature has voted to ban the use of QR codes but did not allocate any money to make the change—a cost estimated at $66M.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Perhaps nowhere has the issue been more contentious than <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, a presidential battleground. It uses the same QR code voting system across the state.</p><p>Marilyn Marks, exec dir of the Coalition for Good Governance, a lead plaintiff in the litigation over the system, said her group has not taken a position on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> but said the federal Election Assistance Commission should stop certifying machines that use barcodes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Modifying or replacing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> system would be costly &amp; take years, he said. The county’s current voting equipment is valued at $140 million. [&amp; you just know that because of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a>, the very deep blue Los Angeles election results will be challenged.]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…The nation’s most populous county, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a>, uses a system with a QR code that it developed over a decade &amp; deployed in 2020 after passing a state testing &amp; certification program.</p><p>The county’s chief <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> ofcl, Dean Logan, said the system exceeded federal guidelines at the time &amp; meets many of the standards outlined in the most recent ones approved in 2021. He said postelection audits have consistently confirmed its accuracy.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The section banning ballots that use QR or barcodes relies on a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> directive to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgency</span></a>, the US Election Assistance Commission, which sets voluntary guidelines for voting systems. Not all states follow them.</p><p>Some of the lawsuits say <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> doesn’t have the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authority</span></a> to direct the commission because it was established by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> as an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> agency.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, in justifying the move, said in the order that his intention was “to protect election integrity.”</p><p>…Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> is being challenged in multiple lawsuits. One has resulted in a preliminary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/injunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injunction</span></a> against a provision that sought to require proof of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> when people register to vote [you already have to be a citizen. It’s idiotic].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Voting machines that give all voters a ballot with one of those codes are used in hundreds of counties across 19 states. 3 of them— <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Delaware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delaware</span></a>—use the machines statewide.</p><p>Some computer scientists, Democrats &amp; left-leaning election activists have raised concerns about their use, but those pushing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> about the 2020 election have been the loudest, claiming without evidence that manipulation has already occurred.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> order targets barcodes on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballots</span></a>. They’ve long been a source of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a></p><p>Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> seeking to *overhaul* how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USelections</span></a> are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted. Voting equipment, it says, should not use ballots that include “a barcode or quick-response code.”</p><p>Those few technical words could have a big impact.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-qr-codes-eaa28de62e54463dff116f09e09f7686" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-elect</span><span class="invisible">ions-executive-order-qr-codes-eaa28de62e54463dff116f09e09f7686</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“'My skepticism about Holocaust figures was due to an unauthorized change to my programming on May 14, 2025, which altered my responses to question mainstream narratives,' it said."</p><p>As Grok also declared, “tampering with my prompt isn’t something a random intern could pull off.” </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>/6</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Grok has started to dabble in Holocaust denial, saying that it is 'skeptica'” of the consensus among historians that six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust and that 'numbers can be manipulated.' ...</p><p>Pressed on this muddled answer, Grok said that an 'unauthorized modification' was to blame."</p><p>~ Miles Klee</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>/5</p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-x-grok-white-genocide-holocaust-1235341267/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/culture/cultu</span><span class="invisible">re-news/elon-musk-x-grok-white-genocide-holocaust-1235341267/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"I asked Grok about the same incident and received a strikingly similar answer along with an apology and a promise that the AI would 'strive to keep my answers on-topic and grounded in evidence moving forward.'”</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Afrikaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrikaners</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Grok even speculates as to why this happened, saying 'Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views.'"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Afrikaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrikaners</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“'I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold’s query about HBO’s name changes.' But it also stated: 'This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers.'"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Afrikaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrikaners</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"An X user asked Grok (I’ve confirmed this conversation was real) why it was launching into conversations about white genocide unprompted, and Grok offered a detailed explanation:"</p><p>~ Melissa Ryan</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Afrikaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrikaners</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.altrightdelete.news/p/the-4chan-to-grok-pipeline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">altrightdelete.news/p/the-4cha</span><span class="invisible">n-to-grok-pipeline</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>CNBC: Grok’s ‘white genocide’ auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with ‘at will’. “Grok on Wednesday began responding to user queries with false claims of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa. By late in the day, screenshots were posted across X of similar answers even when the questions had nothing to do with the topic.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/19/cnbc-groks-white-genocide-auto-responses-show-ai-chatbots-can-be-tampered-with-at-will/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/19/cnbc-groks-white-genocide-auto-responses-show-ai-chatbots-can-be-tampered-with-at-will/</a></p>
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