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We know women and girls are disproportionately affected by AI-distorted images and deepfakes on social media. This week, we saw it happen to two high-profile women: Taylor Swift and Victorian MP Georgie Purcell. But who is really responsible?

This week, Angela Priestley and Tarla Lambert look at the ABC’s first episode of its docuseries Nemesis, a three-part docuseries looking into the nine-year Coalition government in Australia. Plus, they discuss the neo Nazi group making an appearance in Sydney on Australia Day. 

Stories discussed this week include:

• E Jean Carroll suggests she will fund ‘something Trump hates’ after $83 million defamation ruling
• Right-wing personalities claim Taylor Swift is rigging 2024 presidential election
• Those working in the care sector remain largely ignored in Australia Day honours
• Dr Sabrin Farooqui receives OAM, as hundreds of Aussies are recognised for their service
• ‘Egregious invasion of privacy’: Taylor Swift’s name blocked on X after sexually explicit deepfakes go viral
• ‘Your body is always up for grabs’: Nine News photoshops Victorian MP Georgie Purcell’s body
• Adobe confirms edited image of Georgie Purcell would have required ‘human intervention’
• What we learnt from the first ep of Nemesis? That the Liberal Party is still as cooked as ever
• Neo-nazis in Artarmon? A stark reminder that none of us are immune from the politics of division

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