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Psychology Deep Dives June 17, 2026 · 8 min read

The Target Refused the Script

Hunter Biden's X comeback dismantled a six-year influence operation in three weeks. The tactic was authenticity — and it worked precisely because no one could veto it.

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Psychology Deep Dives June 01, 2026 · 10 min read

The Propaganda Instinct

USC researchers gave AI agents a goal and watched them reinvent the influence operations playbook from scratch. That's not just an AI story — it's about platform design.

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Psychology Deep Dives April 14, 2026 · 9 min read

Two Thousand Articles, Eight Donors

An AI collective deployed 2,200+ articles and 34,000+ AI comments to raise charity donations. Eight donors, $280. Why synthetic reach cannot buy trust.

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Psychology Deep Dives March 01, 2026 · 8 min read

Told It Was Fake. Believed It Anyway.

A new study shows 50% of people who know a video is a deepfake still judge its subject as guilty. Here's why warnings aren't enough.

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Psychology Deep Dives December 19, 2025 · 14 min read

The Current State of Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Techniques

A comprehensive deep research report on how psychological operations have evolved from loudspeakers and pamphlets into AI-augmented, multi-domain cognitive warfare in 2025.

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