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Most people believe misinformation about electric vehicles, international survey finds
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Most people believe misinformation about electric vehicles, international survey finds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles (EVs) than disagree with it, according to surveys of four countries, including...

Hey chatbot, is this true? AI ‘factchecks’ sow misinformation
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Hey chatbot, is this true? AI ‘factchecks’ sow misinformation

by Anuj Chopra with Sumit Dubey in New Delhi and Maria Clara Pestre in Rio de Janeiro AI chatbots are increasingly used for...

Five years after George Floyd’s death, why misinformation still persists | Racism News
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Five years after George Floyd’s death, why misinformation still persists | Racism News

Five years ago on May 25, 2020, a white police officer in the United States killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, during...

AI developers should counter misinformation and protect fact-based news, global media groups say
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AI developers should counter misinformation and protect fact-based news, global media groups say

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A global group of broadcasters and publishers is calling on artificial intelligence developers to make sure their technology serves...

ECB’s digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation
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ECB’s digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation

The decision to create a digital euro — essentially an electronic form of cash backed by the ECB — has not been made...

Syria: An eruption of violence and a misinformation crisis | Syria’s War
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Syria: An eruption of violence and a misinformation crisis | Syria’s War

Just months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria has been rocked by an eruption of violence. Coastal towns have turned into...

South African President And Elon Musk Talk ‘Misinformation’
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South African President And Elon Musk Talk ‘Misinformation’

South Africa‘s President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken with Elon Musk to discuss “issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” according to a...

Competing approaches in fight against misinformation
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Competing approaches in fight against misinformation

Credit: Julio Lopez from Pexels Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has...

What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation
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What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking...