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The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

The AI Disinformation Incident Repository with Sam Stockwell and Broderick McDonald

Aug 22, 2026 · 35m

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION - Ready to publish AI disinformation is no longer just about deepfakes. It is now about poisoned search results, chatbot hallucinations, meme-driven propaganda, and a fast-growing economy built to exploit chaos. Sam Stockwell and Broderick McDonald unpack the new playbook - and why the next information war may be won before the truth even has a chance to catch up. Together, they break down the AI Disinformation Incident Repository, an open dataset tracking real-world cases where AI is used to manipulate information during terrorist attacks, riots, wars, and other crisis events. Sam explains how the repository works, why incidents are increasing, and how journalists,…