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Re:India ruling party's IT cell used AI to show smile on arr... by AnimalMuppet on Monday May 29, 2023 @11:01AM (#36114657)
I have a suggestion for the word to describe the current situation in the US:

Agitprop.

It's not just blatant, obvious lies. It's lies *designed to agitate people". I mean, the goal is "media engagement" (and secondarily, "political engagement"), but that comes downstream from getting everybody stirred up.

Re:India ruling party's IT cell used AI to show smile on arr... by NoRelToEmber on Monday May 29, 2023 @11:41AM (#36114987)
There are 330 million people in the US, and 1.4 billion in India. You don't need lies for agitprop - such numbers will furnish you with enough real incidents to drive whatever narrative you wish, if you're in a position to pick what gets publicity. Cherrypicking. I'm sure you can think of a few recent examples.
Re:India ruling party's IT cell used AI to show smile on arr... by actionfromafar on Monday May 29, 2023 @01:18PM (#36115912)
That’s some kind of meta-lying, too. By cherrypicking, you are implicitly saying, “these are the issues of our times, why would I else present this important issue”