Tag: misinformation

Meta ramps up efforts to combat disinformation ahead of crucial EU elections

With the European Parliament elections just months away, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta is rolling out new initiatives aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation and manipulation on its platforms.  In a blog post on Sunday, Marco Pancini, Meta’s head of EU affairs, outlined a detailed plan that includes setting up an EU-specific Election […]

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X Kicked Off 2024 by Screwing Up During Japan’s Earthquake Emergency

Photo from Jan 2, 2024 in Japan. Image: Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images  A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on New Year’s Day, sending many people seeking information about the disaster to X, formerly called Twitter. Instead, users of the Elon Musk-owned platform found misinformation from verified accounts as the website limited posts from […]

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Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracies

ABSTRACT breaks down mind-bending scientific research, future tech, new discoveries, and major breakthroughs. If you’ve ever found it puzzling that “do your own research” is a slogan for conspiracy theorists of all stripes, new research may have some answers. While conventional wisdom holds that researching the veracity of fake news would reduce belief in misinformation, […]

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Pushing Misinformation and Legitimizing Conspiracies

IMAGE: BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES Elon Musk released Grok to X premium subscribers on Friday, giving paid users of the website formally known as Twitter their first look at the billionaire’s much-hyped entry into the AI race. The chatbot’s big selling point is that it is designed to integrate with X and draw information from […]

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The Right-Wing Ran Absolutely Wild on the US-Canada Border Car Crash

A screenshot of security video showing the car in the air shortly before the crash. Screenshot via CPB.  On Wednesday, a well-to-do middle-aged couple died when their speeding Bentley crashed and exploded in a speculator fireball at a United States-Canada border crossing. But as is so often the case, this tragedy quickly dovetailed in real-time […]

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Adobe Is Selling AI-Generated Images of Violence in Gaza and Israel

Screengrab via Stock.adobe.com Adobe is selling AI-generated images showing fake scenes depicting bombardment of cities in both Gaza and Israel. Some are photorealistic, others are obviously computer-made, and at least one has already begun circulating online, passed off as a real image. As first reported by Australian news outlet Crikey, the photo is labeled “conflict […]

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‘Verified’ X Accounts Are Spreading Misinformation About Maine Shooter Still at Large

Image of shooter released by Maine police. Shelter-in-place orders are in effect in Maine after a deadly mass shooting in Lewiston on Wednesday night left at least 18 people dead and 13 more injured. Authorities are still searching for the shooter, who they believe to be Robert Card, a 40-year-old certified firearms instructor and U.S. […]

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Memes and Misinformation Are Threatening the Clean Energy Transition

But even without direct financial influence from polluting industries, anti-wind misinformation is transforming local politics in towns and counties across Iowa. In Fremont County and Page County, activists brought lawsuits this year against their county boards to fight wind ordinances. In Tama County, organizers of an anti-wind group gathered more than a thousand signatures to […]

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How Iowa Wind Energy Got Sucked Into an Online Meme War

But even without direct financial influence from polluting industries, anti-wind misinformation is transforming local politics in towns and counties across Iowa. In Fremont County and Page County, activists brought lawsuits this year against their county boards to fight wind ordinances. In Tama County, organizers of an anti-wind group gathered more than a thousand signatures to […]

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