Articles about disinformation

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How to track what’s true as the AI war over disinformation in politics builds to a climax

Artificial intelligence is fueling an arms race between the purveyors of disinformation and those who are fighting it in this… Read More

AI nonprofit TrueMedia gets real with release of free deepfake detection tool ahead of elections

TrueMedia, the Seattle-based nonpartisan nonprofit that is using AI to detect deepfakes and combat disinformation, made its technology available to… Read More

UW disinformation researchers will continue work amid reports of Stanford group crisis

As the presidential campaign was heating up four years ago, the University of Washington and Stanford University led a nonpartisan… Read More

The impact of AI and deepfakes on politics is worrying misinformation researchers

A robocall created with artificial intelligence that impersonated President Joe Biden and targeted voters in New Hampshire earlier this month… Read More

High school students learn how to spot misinformation at UW’s ‘Misinfo Day’ event

Hundreds of Seattle-area high school students learned how to discern fact from fiction at the University of Washington’s 2023 MisinfoDay… Read More

How to avoid propagating disinformation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

As disinformation and Russian propaganda flood social media during the invasion of Ukraine, information experts are providing advice about how… Read More

Mainstream media critic Project Veritas sues University of Washington and Stanford, alleging defamation by social media researchers

Project Veritas, a right-wing activist group with a history of trying to discredit mainstream media organizations, has filed a defamation… Read More

Experts share tips on how to staunch the coronavirus misinformation ‘infodemic’

As we’re wading through the flood of information about the novel coronavirus, it’s difficult for even the most skeptical among… Read More

White House seeks the aid of tech titans to combat coronavirus and misinformation

The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy and other federal agencies today met with Amazon, Microsoft and other… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech and disinformation; finding art in scientific images; and more

— As the 2020 presidential election approaches, many are concerned about the effects disinformation campaigns may have on the race,… Read More

New York Times report calls out LinkedIn as an ‘ideal’ vehicle for China to recruit spies

Add LinkedIn to the list of social media platforms being used for nefarious purposes by a foreign government. A New… Read More

Scientists track cryptocurrency discussions on Reddit to learn how disinformation spreads

Computer scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have mapped the ebb and flow of Reddit’s discussions about cryptocurrency —… Read More

True story: Fake news generator created by neural network researchers aims to fight disinformation

In the battle for AI supremacy, the best defense is a good offense. That’s the philosophy behind Grover, a neural… Read More

Real talk about fake news: How the Information Age became the Disinformation Age

Technology has changed just about everything it has touched, and that is especially true when it comes to the distribution… Read More