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The group, [[Defeat Disinfo]], will use [[artificial intelligence]] and network analysis to map discussion of the president's claims on social media. It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country – in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president.

The group, [[Defeat Disinfo]], will use [[artificial intelligence]] and network analysis to map discussion of the president's claims on social media. It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country – in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president.

The initiative reflects fears within the Democratic Party that Trump's unwavering digital army may help sustain him through the [[pandemic]], as it has through past controversies...<ref>The initiative is run by Curtis Hougland, whose received initial funding for the technology from [[DARPA]], the Pentagon's research arm, as part of an effort to combat extremism overseas. He insists Democrats are ill-prepared for the looming battle over information and attention, which is bound to play an outsize role in November.}}

The initiative reflects fears within the Democratic Party that Trump's unwavering digital army may help sustain him through the [[pandemic]], as it has through past controversies...The initiative is run by Curtis Hougland, whose received initial funding for the technology from [[DARPA]], the Pentagon's research arm, as part of an effort to combat extremism overseas. He insists Democrats are ill-prepared for the looming battle over information and attention, which is bound to play an outsize role in November.}}

McChrystal said his interest in the PAC is about ensuring the accuracy of information leading up to the election, even if it involves chasing viral attention with emotional appeals and other tactics rewarded by online clicks.

McChrystal said his interest in the PAC is about ensuring the accuracy of information leading up to the election, even if it involves chasing viral attention with emotional appeals and other tactics rewarded by online clicks.

"Everyone wishes the Pandora's box was closed and none of this existed, but it does," McChrystal said in an interview.

"Everyone wishes the Pandora's box was closed and none of this existed, but it does," McChrystal said in an interview.

His ambivalence is shared by large parts of the [[Democratic Party]], which recoiled at an effort, brought to light after the [[2018 Miderm elections]], to use Russian-inspired tactics, including the creation of fake accounts, to sway the 2017 Senate election in [[Alabama]] agaisnt [[Ray Moore]].

His ambivalence is shared by large parts of the [[Democratic Party]], which recoiled at an effort, brought to light after the [[2018 Midterm elections]], to use Russian-inspired tactics, including the creation of fake accounts, to sway the 2017 Senate election in [[Alabama]] against [[Ray Moore]].

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