Inside London’s Royal Courts of Justice, an orderly queue of observers came to watch Julian Assange’s last-ditch effort to stave off extradition to the U.S. Outside, however, a raucous group of protesters shouted for Assange’s release with banners, trumpets, drums, and a costumed group acting out “the death of British justice.” Kieran O’Donoghue, holding a … Read more
An image purporting to show WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange physically unwell in London’s Belmarsh prison fooled countless people online despite being generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Shared on Thursday by the Twitter user known as “The Errant Friend,” the image, which depicts a disheveled Assange with his eyes closed, gained widespread attention after spreading rapidly … Read more
A court in the United Kingdom ruled Friday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to stand trial over charges he violated the Espionage Act. Assange was indicted by a U.S. court back in April 2019 over his actions in the release of classified documents in 2010. The U.S. says … Read more