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1 May: WaPo: Technology once used to combat ISIS propaganda is enlisted by Democratic group to counter Trump’s coronavirus messaging
By Isaac Stanley-Becker
A new Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is planning to deploy technology originally developed to counter Islamic State propaganda in service of a domestic political goal — to combat online efforts to promote President Trump’s handling

4 May: The Next Web: Democrats counter Trump’s fake coronavirus news with AI that fought ISIS propaganda
A ‘digital army’ will be mobilized to spread counter-narratives
by Thomas Macaulay
The system has been repurposed to spot comments from Trump that are about to go viral. It will then identify the most popular counter-narratives, and invite a network of more than 3.4 million influencers “to share these highly visual and emotional narratives from real people in unison and at scale.”
The initiative is being led by Defeat Disinfo, a political action committee (PAC) advised by retired general Stanley McChrystal, who commanded US and NATO forces during the Afghanistan war.
...the group plans to pay influencers to amplify the message — a tactic recently used by Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign...

McChrystal said such tactics were necessary to limit the effects of “fake news” on the US election.
“Everyone wishes the Pandora’s box was closed and none of this existed, but it does,” he told The Washington Post...
For example, Defeat Disinfo says it used the system to track disinformation that spread as a result of Trump’s endorsement of protests against stay-at-home orders...

“Trump’s expressions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate how a few words from the President result in real world damage, again and again,” said Defeat Disinfo director Curtis Hougland...
Critics argue that by using a tool initially funded by DARPA, the project is repurposing taxpayer funds for political means, while others worry that the tactics will further damage democracy.
But Defeat Disinfo believes that’s a price worth paying — if it helps get Trump out of the White House.
https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/05/04/democrats-counter-trumps-fake-coronavirus-news-with-ai-that-fought-isis-propaganda/