| I don't think so. Have a read of these articles and get back to me. Beyond examples, it would be highly surprising if they weren't doing it. I think the burden of proof is on the person saying that they wouldn't do the thing that any sensible realist actor would do to a rival. That would be a level of bizarre incompetence that is too much to fathom. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covi... https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/16/1035851/facebook... https://openai.com/index/disrupting-deceptive-uses-of-AI-by-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_Black_Lives_Matter https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3266870/onli... https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/politics/iran-covert-influenc... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng24pxkelo |
It's a popular misinformation technique of news companies to do this - planting a false idea in the heads of their enthusiastic audience using truthful information presented in a blustery way that leads people to believe something it doesn't actually say.