A study of the use of AI by a Russian-backed propaganda outlet shows how AI allows propagandists to increase their production capacity without any loss in persuasive power. In December 2023, journalists at the BBC and Clemson University's Media Forensics Hub published an investigation revealing that the site DCWeekly.org was a Russian propaganda outlet, part of a broader network disseminating pro-Kremlin and anti-Ukrainian narratives.
I know this might sound like an enlightened centrist take, but people hear what they want to hear on social media. Be it left or right.
Social media curation algorithms are geared towards driving maximum engagement and thus, echo chambers are formed.
Then, it is very easy to feed them propoganda via these chambers.