Social media is reshaping how we see politics, each other and even reality itself.
Let’s look at the research and gain some insight into how our democracy and communities could do better (thread) ⬇️
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AI-generated political videos aren’t primarily about deceiving voters, a new analysis finds.
Instead, they function as meme fuel – stirring emotion, signaling political identity and earning money for creators.
The bigger risk isn’t realism, but how these viral videos shape engagement and amplify misinformation.
Ivy League universities like Harvard or Yale have massive endowments to cushion funding losses, and they generate a lot of headlines, but public universities depend on federal money to keep programs alive.
The Trump administration’s research cuts pose the greatest threat to public schools, the very places where most of America’s future scientists and engineers are trained.
