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Voters are seeing more deepfakes — and worrying more about their influence. How to spot them

LOS ANGELES — Weeks after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., a video circulated on social media that appeared to show Vice President Kamala Harris saying at a rally, "Donald Trump can't even die with dignity." The clip provoked outrage, but it was a sham — Harris never said that. The line was read by an AI-generated voice that sounded uncannily like ...

Post owner Bezos defends endorsement decision

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos published an opinion piece Monday night on the news organization’s website, defending his decision Friday to end the paper’s practice of endorsing presidential candidates on its opinion page while lamenting that the move was announced so close to Election Day.

Trump, Harris in dead heat: Major polls find statistical tie as campaign enters final week

BOSTON – If it seems like we’ve got a particularly nail-biting election on our hands this cycle, well, that’s because we do. The race for the White House has not budged one way or the other in weeks, and continues to proceed with the runners in lock step. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, according to several recent major polls, remain locked in a statistical tie. ...

Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday sued to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states including Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements and violates consumer protection laws. The suit, filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, is the first legal action challenging the controversial ...

Speaker at Trump rally in NYC calls Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’

Opening speakers at Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, billed as a marquee event to showcase his broad-based support in the home stretch of his presidential campaign, lobbed sexist, racist and otherwise demeaning insults at a variety of targets.

Political crisis looms for republic of Georgia after disputed election

Georgia, a strategically located republic at the center of the Caucasus, plunged into political crisis Sunday as the ruling party celebrated victory in a pivotal election that the pro-Western opposition declared as falsified, vowing to boycott the new parliament.

Harris adopts Trump’s playbook as she targets his age and competence

Kamala Harris has flipped the script on 78-year-old Donald Trump since becoming the Democratic nominee when it comes to questions of aging and acuity - deploying the same playbook Trump and his allies used against President Joe Biden before he withdrew from the race this summer and endorsed Harris.

Trump describes immigrants as ‘garbage’ at Penn State rally

Donald Trump visited Pennsylvania State University to appeal to younger voters in the Happy Valley, delivering a dark, 90-minute speech Saturday in which he described immigrants as “garbage” and said “many people will die” without the massive deportation plan he has promised if elected to a second term.

Ruling party in nation of Georgia claims election victory

The governing party in Georgia, which has increasingly steered the nation toward Russia and China, claimed victory Saturday in a parliamentary election that both the government and the opposition described as decisive for the country's future.