For most of modern history, people have lived by a simple rule: seeing is believing. A photograph was evidence that an event took place. A video was proof that someone said something. A familiar voice on the phone was enough to confirm that the person on the other end was who they claimed to be. These assumptions have guided how we understand news, how we trust one another, and how we make decisions in everyday life. But artificial intelligence has quietly changed all of that. Today, AI can create videos of people saying things they never said, clone a person’s…

There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes with having your personal history picked apart in public, inch by inch, and that is exactly the space Representative Ilhan Omar now finds herself in. The Minnesota Democrat, who has become one of the most recognizable progressive voices in Congress, is facing renewed scrutiny over allegations involving her past use of another name and the nature of a marriage from years ago, all while federal authorities reportedly look into both immigration and financial matters. On Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, Minnesota attorney Nathan Hansen stepped back from the political noise to…