Articles about misinformation

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

Can you spot deepfakes? New quiz tests how well people can identify manipulated images and videos

A new quiz from Seattle-based AI nonprofit TrueMedia tests how well people can spot deepfake images, videos and audio clips,… 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

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

Debunked rumor of serial killer in Seattle offers another lesson in spotting misinformation

Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted… Read More

High school students in Seattle educate community on how to identify and combat misinformation

The world is overwhelmed with contradictory data and claims. High school students in Seattle want to help. Last month Ballard… 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

COVID-19 misinformation still featured on Amazon, months after inquiries from lawmakers

Amazon’s e-commerce site still prominently features content about COVID-19 that was deemed as misinformation and called out more than two… Read More

As election fraud narratives persist, misinformation research shows sources of ‘toxic feedback loops’

The 2020 U.S. presidential election is almost a year past, but the unfounded allegations that President Biden did not win… Read More

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

Are we just ants in a death spiral? Researchers call for scientific studies of social media networks

As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines is spiking, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is gearing… Read More

Election Day: Tips for avoiding misinformation, impact on the tech industry, and more

Election Day is finally here. We’ve rounded up some tips on avoiding misinformation and other tech-related news as an unprecedented… Read More

Scholars tracking social media see efforts to delegitimize election, imperiling democracy

The University of Washington’s Kate Starbird has been immersing herself in election disinformation, and what she’s found is deeply troubling.… 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

Confronting the global ‘crisis’ of misinformation: Inside the UW’s new Center for an Informed Public

We are bombarded by misinformation and downright lies. With just a click, they catch fire and spread through traditional and… Read More

University of Washington lands $5 million to study fake news and misinformation

Americans were shocked to learn how misinformation was weaponized during the 2016 presidential race and experts believe it was just… Read More