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You’ve heard of debunking, but what about prebunking? Getting ahead of misinformation can pay off, but it’s not a silver bullet.
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On June 28, Iranians will pick a new president. Relations with the West have been a key campaign issue.
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Not for the first time the US government has harmed public health in developing countries with covert ops.
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We’ve tried to take a clear-eyed view of the pros and cons to help governments decide how to move forward.
Thousands of democrat voters received calls from what sounded like Joe Biden. It was a deepfake.
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Technology could come to the rescue, protecting the integrity of elections.
An Indian AI media company maps Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face.
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Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.
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Deepfakes and disinformation are on the rise as the world faces the ‘biggest election year in history’. But AI doesn’t have to spell the end of democracy.
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Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south.
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Is most of the content on the internet fake? Here’s what the dead internet theory really means – and why we should be warier of how we’re manipulated for profit and political gain.
Conspiracy theories can muddle people’s thinking.
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Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
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Understanding how to spot a bot is essential, especially for anyone voting in an election.
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As technology has advanced, AI-generated deepfakes have become more convincing.
Like it or not, AI is already playing a role in the 2024 presidential election.
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Using disinformation to sway elections is nothing new. Powerful new AI tools, however, threaten to give the deceptions unprecedented reach.
Health information is increasingly being shared online, and often the borders between legitimate health expertise and pseudoscience aren’t clear.
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How do we distinguish between valuable information from legitimate health experts, and pseudoscientific nonsense from unscrupulous wellness influencers?
The Russian president’s embrace of conspiracy theories has moved them from the fringe to the mainstream.
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Russian disinformation expert Ilya Yablokov tells The Conversation Weekly podcast about the president’s shifting relationship with conspiracy theories.
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Third-party fact checking appears to be in decline around the world - and Australia is not immune.
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The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
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Low tech or hi-tech, the next year will determine how much action nations take on election interference.
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It’s increasingly hard to tell which content online is fake. As malicious actors use generative AI to fuel disinformation, governments must regulate now before it’s too late.
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People who dive into misinformation are driven to satisfy an emotional need, according to our new research.