Altered and misleading images proliferate on social media after Maduro’s capture

AI-generated images, old videos and altered photos proliferated on social media in the hours following former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. Several of these images quickly went viral, fueling false information online.  CBS News analyzed circulating images by comparing dubious images to verified content and using publicly available tools such as reverse image search. In…

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Officials downplay risk of Iranian drone attacks off California after FBI memo, but Newsom says state is “prepared”

An FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne “surprise attack” raised concern Wednesday — but law enforcement officials and homeland security experts have cautioned that it may not point to an immediate threat. Multiple U.S. and California law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CBS News there is…

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As Ukraine accuses Russia of terrorism with deadly strike on train, is Starlink helping Moscow target civilians?

Kyiv – A Russian drone hit a Ukrainian passenger train traveling in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region Tuesday, killing at least five people, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. “In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be regarded in the same way – purely as an act of terrorism,” President Volodymyr…

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