CNN Highlights Alethea's Research With New York Times in Reliable Sources Newsletter

CNN's Reliable Sources newsletter, written by Brian Stelter, flagged The New York Times' front-page story on foreign influence campaigns, which heavily featured Alethea's research, as one of the day's must-reads. The newsletter recapped the Times' reporting that China, Russia, and, Iran have used state media outlets to try to turn the U.S. data center debate into what the Times described as "a source of domestic division."

The newsletter quoted the Times' citations of Alethea's research, noting the firm has spent the year identifying a large volume of AI-generated content, state media articles, and social posts pushing anti-data center narratives. CNN also reiterated the Times' finding that the motive behind this content isn't always political, describing that some actors are chasing clicks and shares rather than any ideological goal, and quoting Alethea analyst McKenzie Sadeghi describing that subset as "rural rage bait."

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