
		May 24 2019

The Deepfake of Nancy Pelosi

Jim Geraghty

You've almost made it to a three-day weekend! Making the click-through worthwhile: A quick note about how National Review needs your help, concerns about "deepfakes" of Nancy Pelosi, one of the most cringe-inducing radio interviews of all time, some news about where to find me and the book in the near future, and what happens if artificial intelligence . . . turns out to be not so intelligent.

A Quick Note about the Webathon

We're making nice progress, but we've still got a ways to go in the Spring 2019 Webathon. I know you generally don't like being asked for money, and we don't particularly enjoy asking. I'll just make a quick point that came up in the discussions about disinformation about Austria. Quality journalism takes time and money and effort. Fake news and crazy rumors and ... Read More


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