Arlington, Va. – Two Six Technologies, an Arlington-based provider of technology to governments, announced that it has acquired McLean-based Thresher Ventures, a developer of software that detects and analyzes media manipulation by foreign governments. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thresher’s main product – called M3 (Media Manipulation Monitor) – uses AI, natural language processing and data science to help clients understand manipulation of news and information by foreign governments. “We are thrilled to join the Two Six team and leverage our combined platform to help our clients more quickly and effectively confront the growing threats of misinformation and media manipulation around the world,” said Becky Fair, the CEO and co-founder of Thresher.