Stealth Partisan Outlets Exploit Trust in Local Journalism
October 28, 2026
October 28, 2026
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Stealth Partisan Outlets Exploit Trust in Local Journalism
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New research(opens in new window) from Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science found that partisan media operations spent millions of dollars on social media ads ahead of key elections to promote pink slime websites masquerading as local news sources . . .
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Stealth Partisan Outlets Exploit Trust in Local Journalism
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New research(opens in new window) from Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science found that partisan media operations spent millions of dollars on social media ads ahead of key elections to promote pink slime websites masquerading as local news sources . . .