Disinformation campaigns are using AI to tell false but compelling stories. AI tools are also helping counter the campaigns by detecting incongruities in usernames, cultural references and timelines.
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Studies have repeatedly shown false claims spread on social media and influence public perceptions, to the detriment of public health. But strategies to combat disinformation remain elusive.
As technology has advanced, AI-generated deepfakes have become more convincing.
How can fake news be managed without government overreach? Under the draft bill, platforms continue to be responsible for the content on their services – not governments.
As elections approach – and even after they’re done – there’s a lot of confusing, and deliberately misleading, information out there. Learn how to protect yourself.
The Russian government used disinformation to fabricate a justification for invading Ukraine. A new campaign focused on biowarfare claims threatens to escalate the conflict.
Troop buildups and diplomatic negotiations highlight the threat of a major land war in Europe. In cyberspace, Russia has been attacking Ukrainian infrastructure and government operations for years.
Russia probably has the means to attack US electrical grids and otherwise create havoc but probably won’t go that far. Instead, watch for disinformation aimed at undermining the US and NATO.
Fact-checking risks oversimplifying and distorting Americans’ political conflicts, while not actually helping people find ways to work together productively.
Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.
Disinformation is being privatized around the world. This new industry is built on a dangerous combination of cheap labor, high-tech algorithms and emotional national narratives.
A secret plan to destabilise the new democratic government reveals the failed ambitions of the apartheid state security apparatus and confirms what is known about the brutality of the period.
A social psychologist explains how to avoid being misled, and how to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading inaccurate information.
Social media censorship in the US fails to tackle the rising trend of ‘disinformation-for-hire’ cyber troops.
If citizens disbelieve the institutions that count ballots and the organizations that accurately report on those results, it will be impossible to agree on what a legitimate election looks like.
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Practice of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, Johns Hopkins University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor, School of Communications, Dublin City University
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Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
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PhD Candidate in Social Data Science, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, United States Military Academy West Point
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University; Research Associate, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Social Science, New Mexico Tech
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Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst