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When Fake News is No Longer a Slogan
How sensationalized social-media chatter over a single drone–helicopter collision exposed the five critical ways misinformation threatens public safety, erodes trust, and hijacks our shared reality.
Sean Campbell
Founder of The Zero Lux. A former photojournalist for News2Share and KETV-7, he began his career as a frontline videographer in the Middle East, with work featured on CNN, BBC, FOX, MSNBC, and HBO’s Stopping The Steal.
AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE
American Drone Dominance Debuts: Key Takeaways from Today’s Part 108 Preview
Part 108 adds a new layer for routine BVLOS and heavier drones—Part 107 remains the foundation for all commercial pilots.
UNMANNED
The ADS-B Fixation Is a Dangerous Myth
ADS-B improves visibility—but it doesn’t prevent collisions. That job belongs to systems like TCAS, which rely on transponders, not broadcast beacons.
UNEMPLOYMENT
AI JOB FILTERING LAWSUIT MAY PROVE YOU’RE NOT CRAZY
A federal judge just ordered Workday to reveal which companies used its AI to screen job applicants—without ever telling them.
TARIFFS
The drone may be blue, but the magnets are red.
How Chinese minerals, American tariffs, and unseen trade-offs threaten to ground the drone systems we count on—before the next war even begins.
china
Gaming the West
Marvel’s shooter censors critics of China while collecting your data.
dfr
Kerrville’s Drone Collision and the Lobbying Lies That Followed
How a law enforcement drone collision sparked a false narrative—and exposed the silence that let it spread
AUVSI
BVLOS and Section 2209 Left Unaddressed at AUVSI Policy Symposium
Despite industry urgency and federal mandates, AUVSI’s flagship event failed to demand FAA action on BVLOS rules and drone airspace protections.
kerrville
Update: Kerrville Revises Drone Narrative Following Zero Lux Investigation
Kerrville updates its story after The Zero Lux exposé, but the new statement raises fresh questions as FOIA requests move forward
AUVSI
Eyewitness Confirms Drone Was Operated by DPS, Not Civilian
From Blame to Truth: Eyewitness Testimony Undermines Official Kerrville Drone Narrative
dfr
Official Narrative Unravels: Sources Say Blackhawk Was Struck by Law Enforcement Drone in Kerrville Flood Response
Officials blamed a rogue drone operator. But sources say it was a law enforcement drone on a routine return flight—raising serious questions about what DPS isn’t saying.
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Echoes from Alabuga: The Global Spread of Iran’s Suicide Drone Strategy
Inside Tehran’s Global Drone Strategy—From Suicide UAVs in Ukraine to Shadow Alliances in Latin America"