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How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns
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How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It is not often that cold, hard facts determine what people care most about and what they believe. Instead,...

Russian disinformation ‘infects’ AI chatbots, researchers warn
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Russian disinformation ‘infects’ AI chatbots, researchers warn

Credit: Sanket Mishra from Pexels A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a...

Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
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Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking

Meta faces criticism over its decision to ‘get rid’ of US fact-checkers. Tech giant Meta’s shock announcement to end its US fact-checking program...

Weaponized disinformation can pose serious threat to urban transit systems
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Weaponized disinformation can pose serious threat to urban transit systems

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As every straphanger knows, public transit systems are fantastic—except when they aren’t. A single station closure can ruin a...

US government agency targeting foreign disinformation shuts down | News
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US government agency targeting foreign disinformation shuts down | News

State Department unit established in 2016 closes after US Congress fails to extend funding amid Republican accusations. A leading United States government agency...

How Finnish youth learn to spot disinformation
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How Finnish youth learn to spot disinformation

Students attend a class on media literacy at the Hiidenkiven Koulu school in Helsinki. Finland is consistently ranked as Europe’s most media-literate country...