AI, Propaganda & Why Our Generation Is F**ked: 3 Quick Ways to Use AI to Fight Back Against Misinformation
AI Queens: Smart AF AI Tools, Automation, & Business Tips with Erika StanleyShow Notes
We didn't get trained for this. Our generation grew up trusting the six o'clock news and checking out library books... and then social media exploded, AI-generated images flooded our feeds, and suddenly we can't tell what's real anymore. But here's the truth: you're not dumb for getting it wrong. You just didn't get the digital literacy training that kids today are learning in elementary school.
In this raw, fired-up minisode, Erika breaks down why propaganda isn't new (hello, wartime Looney Tunes cartoons), how AI has made misinformation faster and more convincing, and why official government channels posting fake images is eroding trust in everyone, including the real journalists doing actual work.
Key Points:
AI didn't create propaganda, but it made it way easier to produce and distribute realistic fake images and videos at scale
Our generation is spreading misinformation because we never learned to verify sources the way kids today are being taught
When official channels blur the line between satire and state propaganda, people stop trusting legitimate news sources
You have free tools right now that can fact-check BS in under 30 seconds
Slowing down before you share is one of the most powerful things you can do to fight back
3 Quick AI Tools to Fight Misinformation:
Screenshot suspicious content and upload to ChatGPT or Perplexity with web search on—ask it to fact-check and show sources
Use Perplexity for deep research that pulls from multiple sources and lets you click through to original articles
Run reverse image searches with Google Lens to verify whether photos or videos are real
The more of us who know how to spot the BS, the harder it becomes for them to get away with it. Share this episode with one friend who needs to hear it.
Related Episode: Go back and listen to Erika's earlier episode on using AI to spot misinformation in your feed for a deeper dive into these strategies.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/78euMAUeHyofnzXZ7aiQhg?si=ECnLW3e0Rq2RAT6xoweF0w
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