A collection of articles on synthetic media, AI governance, and media authenticity research
Iran's first wartime fakes aimed for realism and were exposed within hours, at a visible cost to the state's credibility. Its latest wave does the opposite: openly artificial content, pushed through a wide and decentralised pipeline.
By Filippo Vicidomini · October 12, 2026
A viral AI-generated snowstorm video from Kamchatka shows how synthetic media shifts the burden of proof onto people sharing what is real.
By Bianca Illing · October 05, 2026