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[quote=Anonymous]False reports used to sow fear and flex an image of power:

[b]After killing of top drug lord, cartels use fake news to spread fear in Mexico[/b]

[i]”MONTERREY, Mexico, Feb 24 (Reuters) - After Mexican forces killed the country's most wanted cartel leader on Sunday, false accounts of spectacular violence swept across social media, fueled by what researchers say was a coordinated propaganda campaign by organized crime.

Unrest did indeed break out in many parts of Mexico as loyalists to El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, set up roadblocks, torched buses and stores, and attacked gas stations in retaliation for his slaying.

But online, things looked even worse. Among the false reports: The Guadalajara airport taken over by assassins. A plane on the runway was on fire. Smoke was billowing from a church and multiple buildings in the city of Puerto Vallarta, popular with tourists.

These images, which were reviewed by Reuters, were false but shared tens of thousands of times.

Misinformation routinely proliferates after major news events, particularly since the advent of artificial intelligence.”[/i]

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https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/after-killing-top-drug-lord-cartels-use-fake-news-spread-fear-mexico-2026-02-24/[/quote]

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