US flags burned in Brazil in protest against US interference in the presidential elections. Trump, US money, foreign influence and disinformation networks were used to support far-right Bolsonaro’s campaign.

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Yea, that’s very troubling! Obviously, independently bad actors have the ability to wreak a lot of havoc. But in nations like Malaysia or others where the ruling government historically holds strong influence over state bodies & public media, generative-AI will undoubtedly be wielded in this way.

These pages are essentially spam accounts. They engage in inauthentic behavior which violates Meta’s terms of service & community standards. I've seen many people I know share or even follow these pages. Tell your friends, spread awareness & don’t support pages that traffic misinformation & AI-slop.

This is a disservice to both our people’s history & legitimate historians who have worked hard to document & preserve Chicano/Mexican histories in more appropriate & accurate ways. There are many historical pages online that share real photos & primary sources, but none of these pages are those.

Some images, such as those with text are clearly AI-generated. But, many are intentionally made to resemble actual historical photos with no AI-tags or disclaimers to inform audiences that the images are not real. These pages regularly post content riddled with errors, omissions, & half-truths. 

BEWARE: Don’t share content from Mexican American Roots, Raices Mexicanas MX, or Lost Mexican America on Facebook or Instagram. They’re AI-slop pages posing as pseudo-history accounts. They post dozens of automated AI-generated images hourly, deliberately made to resemble old, historical photos.

PSA: Beware of these AI slop accounts online that are masquerading as history pages. These two go by Lost Mexican America on Facebook & lostmexicanamerica on IG. The other, Mexican Roots MX on Facebook & raicesmexicanas_mx on IG. Don’t support misleading pages that share misinformation & AI slop.