After a knife attack at Hamburg station injures 18, false and manipulated images of a Syrian hero, Muhammad al-Muhammad, spread online, fueling right-wing narratives and distrust in media, with AI-generated images blurring reality and increasing societal uncertainty.
Julia Mazur, a podcaster known as "Shakshuka Girl," received a barrage of hateful messages and death threats after right-wing commentator Matt Walsh criticized her TikTok video about being child-free. Walsh's followers flooded Mazur's social media accounts with harmful comments, prompting her to delete the apps from her phone. Despite the hate, Mazur remains committed to her message of finding power and joy outside of societal pressures to marry and have children. Support for Mazur has grown, with entrepreneur Mark Cuban defending her right to choose. Mazur plans to continue sharing her life as a single woman and hopes to inspire others to live life on their own terms.