Deepfakes v democracy

What are the unique challenges of covering the devastating wildfires in France and Spain? Ros Atkins hears from Sadiya Chowdhury from Sky News and Mehdi Lebouachera, Global Director at AFP, whose colleague Maximilien Lamy photographed the viral image of beachgoers observing the f ...  Show more

Social media has been an important way for the new Prime Minister to get his message across, but where does that leave the traditional media? Katie and Ros discuss with Lizzy Buchan, Political Editor of the Daily Mirror and Chair of the Lobby; Jennifer Gerber, Burnham’s former sp ...  Show more

Earlier this week, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office announced that it was investigating some suspicious robocalls urging residents not to vote in the state primary elections. The voice appears to be an artificially generated imitation of President Joe Biden — a deepfak ...  Show more

Tim, Phil, Ian, & Serge are joined by Jim Antle & Jeremy Kauffman to discuss Joe Biden throwing a temper tantrum over a TikToker asking him questions, a wild theory suggesting Democrats may try and replace Biden as their 2024 nominee, Nick Fuentes being kicked out of a TPUSA e ...

The Americast team look at the threat that election deniers could pose to democracy if they are elected to office in the upcoming US midterms. The team chat to Alabama Secretary of State and Republican John Merrill and the BBC’s Disinformation and Social Media correspondent Maria ...  Show more

Tim, Hannah Claire, Phil. & Serge join Ben Kew to discuss US scrambling jets to intercept another spy balloon floating across the US, JD Vance calling for Google to be broken up, Google Gemini AI defending child abuse, and a clip showing Bernie Sanders opposing open borders. Lear ...  Show more