How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors

#### Executive summary: The report examines how AI-generated synthetic media (e.g., rapid-turnaround Lego-style propaganda clips) and algorithmic amplification are creating a new front in information warfare, where speed and virality outpace verification; it highlights the inversion of authenticity signals, the growth of automated and paid amplification ('super sharers'), and the resulting challenges for open-source investigators.