The Pentagon Is Running an AI Propaganda Mill Targeting Latin America

The Intercept reports that units associated with the U.S. Pentagon are operating an AI content-publishing platform aimed at internet readers in Latin America, with the central example being a website called La Tilde. On the surface, this website looks like an ordinary Latin American media brand, offering content in Spanish and English, mixing topics such as personal finance, travel, regional news, and U.S. military operations — appearing not to be a single political propaganda page but rather an attempt to first build credibility and an audience base using everyday content. The report states that some of La Tilde's articles, videos, and images show signs of AI generation, and that the site's disclosure text indicates it is backed by an international media organization funded by the U.S. government's public budget. Sources describe it as a military messaging platform of U.S. Special Operations Command South — SOCSOUTH, which is responsible for special operations missions in Central and South America and the Caribbean.