Two disinformation experts have launched a DIY news outlet

With Indicator, Alexios Mantzarlis and Craig Silverman bring a deep well of experience fighting falsehoods into a chaotic and cynical online world

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The typical online experience is not particularly pleasant nowadays.

Artificial intelligence slop — from Shrimp Jesus to dogs with Coke cans for feet — is flooding our feeds, along with deepfake scams featuring our favorite celebrities, dehumanizing falsehoods about immigrants and spam of all stripes. ...

Indicator, a digital outlet founded by fact-checking and digital investigation veterans Alexios Mantzarlis and Craig Silverman, aims to demystify the moment — and help readers investigate the things they see online themselves. The free weekly newsletter is hosted on Beehiiv (as opposed to Substack, from which Mantzarlis pulled his previous newsletter), and will include a monthly training workshop for paid users.

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