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AI Misinformation: How It Works and Ways to Spot It

AI Misinformation: How It Works and Ways to Spot It

Determining what's real online is getting more difficult as AI and deepfakes spread across social media platforms. But there are steps you can take to deal with it.

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QAnon Explained: Q Returns After 18 Months of Silence

QAnon Explained: Q Returns After 18 Months of Silence

The pro-Trump, dangerous, and utterly false conspiracy theory is back.

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Elon Musk's Twitter Buyout Brought Back QAnon Believers, Report Says

Elon Musk's Twitter Buyout Brought Back QAnon Believers, Report Says

Discussions about the Trump-related, false conspiracy theory have ramped back up.

DHS Puts Disinformation Governance Board on Pause

DHS Puts Disinformation Governance Board on Pause

Nina Jankowicz, executive director of the board, also resigned from her position.

Alex Jones Files for Personal Bankruptcy

Alex Jones Files for Personal Bankruptcy

The conspiracy theorist has been ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families.

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AI Misinformation: How It Works and Ways to Spot It

Determining what's real online is getting more difficult as AI and deepfakes spread across social media platforms. But there are steps you can take to deal with it.
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Meet the Experts Fighting Against Fitness Misinformation on TikTok

The wrong fitness advice could waste your time and money or even cause serious injury.
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Twitter Gets Scolded by EU Over Its Disinformation Report

Twitter's report was short of data and lacked commitment to encourage fact-checking on the platform, says an EU official.
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QAnon Conspiracy Theory Channel Appears on Roku Lineup

The company says it's looking into the channel, which is full of various misinformation and debunked conspiracy theories.
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Alex Jones Files for Personal Bankruptcy

The conspiracy theorist has been ordered to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families.
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False QAnon Conspiracies in Politics: Q Candidates Lose Big in Midterms

A coalition of believers in the right-wing fringe conspiracy failed to win political races last week.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Buyout Brought Back QAnon Believers, Report Says

Discussions about the Trump-related, false conspiracy theory have ramped back up.
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Election Misinformation Is Thriving on YouTube -- When It's In Spanish

Spanish-language channels that break the platform's rules face few consequences and continue to spread false narratives.
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Halloween Hoax: No, Drugs Will Not Be in Your Kids' Trick-or-Treat Bags

The opioid epidemic is real, but this myth about fentanyl isn't.
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Why Our Election System Is Under Assault

With Election Day just weeks away, election officials at the local level say they're more worried about their neighbors than they ever were about Russia.
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