Anna Malpas
@malpasanna
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AFP London, formerly Kyiv, Warsaw, Moscow, just my own opinions
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Joined January 2010
Freed Belarus dissident Bialiatski vows to keep resisting regime from exile, by @olacicho
https://t.co/FXljwjqXyJ via @RFI_En
rfi.fr
Ales Bialiatski struggles to believe he is a free man and that he can -- after years in prison largely barred from outside contact -- speak to his wife in person.
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Bulatov emerged in the 1970s as a leading figure of the Soviet pop art scene, bending figurative imagery with slogans and text to challenge state propaganda. https://t.co/EBNBo6PxsS
themoscowtimes.com
Renowned Soviet and Russian artist Erik Bulatov has died in Paris at the age of 92, media reported Sunday.
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Tolerance, a film depicting the ‘horrors of life in the West’, was watched by just 192 people on its opening weekend ⬇️
thetimes.com
Tolerance, a film depicting the ‘horrors of life in the West’, was watched by just 192 people on its opening weekend
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Just got upgraded to Russia’s international wanted list (previously I was on the inter-state one—i.e. Kremlin-friendly countries). Apparently, our new book really pissed some people off in Moscow: this is what Russian literary criticism looks like now. https://t.co/v1ITQREM2b
tass.ru
Журналисту грозит до 10 лет лишения свободы, говорится в материалах дела
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Our reporters at @afp have spotted false posts spreading a fabricated story about Dutch police detaining members of the Israel Defense Forces. The main image shared alongside the posts actually shows an Irish cartel member being arrested in Spain in 2022
factcheck.afp.com
Unrelated photos appearing to show people being arrested and escorted by police are circulating in Malaysia with false claims they show Dutch police detaining members of the Israel Defense Forces...
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Posing as a fortune teller on his YouTube channel, former British teacher Waqar Malik tells thousands of followers that he can predict this year's exam questions... https://t.co/SPu3jBSWbe by @malpasanna for @AFP
france24.com
Posing as a fortune teller on his YouTube channel, former teacher Waqar Malik tells thousands of followers that he can predict this year's exam questions.
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AI-enabled disinformation has clouded the diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine https://t.co/PIOAarMBOb via @AFP
rfi.fr
From a fake image of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin dancing in the snow with a polar bear to a fabricated photo of European leaders waiting somberly outside the Oval Office, AI-enabled disinformat...
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An investigation by British newspaper The Times has found that far-right leader Tommy Robinson is using US-based app Minnect to earn thousands of pounds as a "coach" to the far right
thetimes.com
The EDL founder is charging about £28 a minute for videos giving advice to supporters on anti-Islam activism and migrant hotel protests
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Czech film takes 'conspiracy nuts' on Ukraine war tour
thestandard.com.hk
Two men and a woman driven by disinformation and denying the Russian invasion of Ukraine are the unlikely protagonists of a Czech documentary that will premiere this month.
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Images of people setting bottles of food adrift towards Gaza are AI-generated
factcheck.afp.com
As UN agencies warned that Gaza is slipping into famine, social media users shared images falsely claiming they show Egyptians throwing bottles filled with beans, rice, or other dry food into the...
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"Sleepmaxxing" is the viral social media trend promoting extreme bedtime routines that claim to deliver perfect sleep -- despite scant medical evidence and potential safety risks. Reporting from @AnujChopra and Caleigh Keating in Wash, with me in London
rfi.fr
From mouth taping to rope-assisted neck swinging, a viral social media trend is promoting extreme bedtime routines that claim to deliver perfect sleep -- despite scant medical evidence and potential…
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AI bot Grok misidentifies Gaza photo as being from Yemen, sparks disinformation claims, via @nzherald
nzherald.co.nz
The photo is actually of 9-year-old Mariam Dawwas in Gaza on August 2, 2025.
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Derk Sauer, Moscow Times Founder and Dutch Media Entrepreneur, Dies at 72
themoscowtimes.com
Derk Sauer, the Dutch media entrepreneur who founded The Moscow Times, died on Thursday at age 72, his family said in a statement.
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🇵🇸 VIDEO: AFP journalist covers war as Gaza faces extreme shortages AFP video journalist Youssef Hassouna has been covering the Gaza war for 21 months. Now, extreme scarcity of food, clean water and medical care in Gaza are complicating his efforts to cover the conflict.
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.@AFP journalists in Gaza say they can no longer work for the news agency; they have no energy and are starving. The French Press Agency is urging the world to intervene.
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Content creators, often based in South Asia, are churning out AI-generated images of made-up Holocaust victims for money, targeting Westerners' emotional reactions, researchers told AFP https://t.co/QO6Ry9djdl by @malpasanna
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