OK, the new year of 2026 has begun. We can only hope it will be better than 2025.
Poland is upgrading its train system, and TikTok AI has been broadcasting false information about Poland leaving the EU.
State rail operator PKP Intercity has launched a tender for the purchase of trains that can reach speeds of up to 320 km/h (199 mph), making them the fastest ever to travel on Polish tracks.
PKP Intercity, which is responsible for long-distance rail transport in Poland, announced on Tuesday that it was seeking to buy 20 electric multiple-unit trains capable of such speeds, with the possibility to later purchase 35 more.
Currently, the fastest trains in Poland are Pendolinos, manufactured in Italy by French firm Alstom. Though they can in theory reach maximum speeds of 250 km/h, the fastest they are able to run on current Polish tracks is 200 km/h.
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The Polish government has asked the European Union to take action against TikTok in response to AI-generated videos calling for Poland to leave the European Union. It says that “there is no doubt this is Russian disinformation”.
Res Futura Data House, a Polish information security analysis group, has recently shared examples of videos from a TikTok account that contain AI-generated videos of young women wearing Polish national symbols and addressing messages to young Poles.
Some of the videos express support for so-called “Polexit” from the EU. Others criticise the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The channel’s profile description also included an anti-EU slogan associated with Polish radical-right-leader Grzegotz Braun, who supports Polexit.
A new opinion poll has shown a rise in the proportion of Poles opposed to Poland’s membership of the European Union, with almost a quarter now favouring “Polexit”.
The findings come from a survey by IBRiS, a leading research agency, on behalf of the Wirtualna Polska news website. It asked respondents if they believe “Poland should in the near future begin the procedure of leaving the European Union”.
A total of 24.7% said that they think it should. However, a significant majority, 65.7%, were opposed to the idea of Polexit. Source-NFP
