#misinformation
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Obama: extremism drift is not inevitable
The former US president told a Glasgow audience that online platforms fuel anger and fear, but hope remains worth fighting for.
BBC News · 1m
BBC plans 'YouTube tax' on streaming services
The government will propose extending the licence fee to Netflix, Disney Plus and other platforms to boost BBC funding and tackle misinformation.
The Independent · 1m
False rumor claims Talarico hospitalized in Ohio
A mental health center denies that Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was treated there, contradicting claims by conservative influencers.
FactCheck.org · 1m
Digital Distrust Threatens Democracy
Experts warn that misinformation erodes trust in democracy more than disinformation itself.
France24 · 1m
Pediatricians fight raw milk push as Kennedy backs reversal
The American Academy of Pediatrics renews its call to ban raw milk as anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation erode decades of public health progress.
Ars Technica · 1m
Aaron Sorkin's Facebook Movie Fails to Resonate
Sorkin's new Facebook film misses the mark with Zuckerberg's algorithmic extremism.
Slate Magazine · 1m
AI arrived at the worst possible moment
We're deploying the most powerful cognitive technology ever created into a world where trust has collapsed and shared truth no longer exists.
TIME · 2m
AI safety claims are getting wilder than reality
Two viral AI safety stories show how hard it is to separate plausible-sounding fears from actual risks.
TechCrunch · 2m · 6 views
You don't have two brains, despite what headlines say
A viral press release misrepresented new research on how the brain develops its distinct regions from a single embryonic sheet.
Ars Technica · 3m
Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises 'inadequate' safeguards
Meta's oversight board ruled the company failed to remove AI-generated videos targeting a Scottish councillor and Muslim campaigner, citing weak protections against deepfakes.
the Guardian · 1m
Medieval forgery fooled the church for centuries
A fake imperial decree shaped papal power for over 700 years until Renaissance scholars finally exposed it.
The Conversation · 2m
How election officials rebuild voter trust
Election officials are making voting processes visible and recruiting citizens as poll workers to counter doubts about election integrity.
The Conversation · 1m
Reddit co-founder: Tech has bungled AI risk messaging
Alexis Ohanian says the industry is failing to have honest conversations about real AI dangers, letting misinformation and political posturing take over.
CNBC · 1m · 5 views
Space Daily's fake experts pump out AI garbage
A once-respected space news site invented fake NASA engineers to publish misleading AI content at massive scale.
Futurism · 1m
How nicotine got rebranded as wellness
Influencers are marketing addictive nicotine as a cognitive enhancer, ignoring decades of health science.
The Conversation · 2m
UK stockpile advice is not a war order
Britain's household preparedness guidance got misframed as an imminent conflict warning.
Dallas Express · 2m
Trump's shifting 9/11 stories don't match the facts
The president has repeatedly embellished or invented details about his experience on September 11, from his whereabouts to what he witnessed.
The Atlantic · 3m
BRICS summit illness claims debunked
India denies viral claims of multiple leader illnesses after BRICS summit, while South Africa confirms only Ramaphosa is unwell.
Dallas Express · 1m
RFK Jr. headlines an anti-vaccine conference
The health secretary who swore he was pro-vaccine is keynoting the movement he helped build.
Ars Technica · 1m
Why we believe a cellist in an alley
A columnist catches himself lying in his own opening sentence, and finds the reason we swallow falsehoods whole.
Chicago Sun-Times · 3m
Meta takes Community Notes to Latin America
Meta is testing crowd-sourced fact checks across 16 Latin American countries, and it hints professional fact checkers are next to go.
Engadget · 1m · 5 views
9/11 and the birth of the digital media age
Twenty-five years on, the day the whole world watched at once still explains how we see, doubt, and fake everything now.
Vanity Fair · 4m
