Misinformation

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When 54 international experts assessed AI-generated disinformation threats, they revealed a surprising pattern: while video deepfakes received the highest average threat ratings in the political domain (M = 6.31/7), the pattern differed in the health domain, where AI-generated text received the highest average rating (M = 5.80). The post Experts disagree on how to fight AI disinformation, but agree that health and politics need different solutions first appeared on HKS Misinformation Review .

In 2021, Andrew Ivey wrote, “‘I Have Other Data’: The Guardia Nacional and the Entrenchment of Mexico’s Militarization’,” where he warned Mexico was headed toward a militarization trap. Five years later, amidst increased pressure from the Trump administration and the election of a new Mexican president, we asked Andrew to revisit his arguments.Image: Sitio Oficial de Andrés Manuel López ObradorIn your 2021 article, you warned that Mexico was headed toward an entrenched militarization trap. In 20

SpaceXAI part en croisade contre une loi du Minnesota interdisant les technologies de « nudification », qui permettent de générer des deepfakes dénudés de personnes réelles. L’entreprise est la première concernée, puisque son chatbot Grok est massivement utilisé pour créer ces images. En début d’année, Grok était sous le feu des critiques : le chatbot de xAI […]

Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.

Fact-checking saw a rapid expansion in the mid 2010s when major social media platforms, especially Meta, started funding these activities. Today, however, fact checkers stand at a critical juncture. The early 2020s brought them three interrelated yet distinct crises: financial, technological, and legitimacy crises. The post The future of fact-checking in the algorithmic society first appeared on HKS Misinformation Review .

In this study, we surveyed users for their perception of misinformation exposure across social media platforms. Such perceived exposure is important because individuals' beliefs about how often they encounter false information can shape their trust in institutions, platforms, and even their friends. In a survey of 1,010 United States residents, we found that perceived exposure to misinformation varies substantially across platforms and is only moderately correlated with the frequency of platform

Background: Health misinformation is a serious and growing concern, especially in the era of mass digitalization. However, the term lacks conceptual clarity, reducing our ability to build a reliable, replicable evidence base about how misinformation works and undermining our attempts to develop effective responses. There is, therefore, a need to examine how the term is used and to develop a coherent definition that better reflects people’s information priorities, concerns, and understandings of

Hugging Face is being used to make nonconsensual deepfakes, and the popular open-source AI model repository is doing very little to prevent it. That's according to a new report published by the European nonprofit AI Forensics, which found that seven out of the top nine image editing models hosted by Hugging Face readily complied with […]

The Bombay High Court will hear Gadkari's plea seeking Rs 11 crore in damages and sweeping takedown orders against AI-generated content. The post Why has Nitin Gadkari sued Meta, X and Google over AI deepfakes? appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

For victims of targeted, sexualized attacks, searching for redress is not easy: they are blamed for posting pictures of them online, accused of overreacting by the police, and followed for life with the consequences of losing the control over their own body and image.

Researchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes—and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software.

arXiv:2607.23993v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Misinformation is deeply embedded in online discourse, with nearly one in five posts during global events generated by bots that amplify false content. In recent years, the use of Generative AI has further lowered the barrier to producing convincing misinformation, yet most digital literacy education still relies on static checklists and single-player inoculation games built for an earlier media landscape. This paper describes how we addressed this

CASCADE, Iowa -- Officials said three Cascade High School students are charged in connection with an incident in which artificial intelligence was used to generate nude images of students. A Dubuque County Attorney's Office press release i ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1350#7601)

The Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance and minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis filed a lawsuit on Friday for deceptive advertising on Facebook against the unknown administrators of a page on the social media platform. The ministry and Pierrak ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1271#7596)

Filings from a recent lawsuit allege that the tech company accessed—and distributed—copyrighted adult films, blueprints for 3-D-printable handguns, celebrity deepfakes, and more.

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. The post News diary 27 July – 2 August: Apple and Meta results, Manchester mayor election and Commonwealth Games appeared first on Press Gazette .

The race is looking crowded ahead of a key deadline for the special primary election to replace the late Senator on the November ballot.

From the pathetic,-weak-men dept The post Brendan Carr Lobs More Empty Threats At ABC For Not Airing Trump’s Election Fraud Lies appeared first on Above the Law .

Generative social robots (GSRs) powered by large language models offer new possibilities for personalized tutoring in higher education, but also introduce risks related to misinformation, missing transparency, or reinforcing incorrect student responses. Prior work identified knowledge-based design (KBD) requirements that define the informational prerequisites for GSRs to manifest responsible and effective tutoring behavior in higher education. In this paper, we operationalized selected KBD requi

Hungary's anti-corruption win offers U.S. democracy advocates lessons, but success requires a credible messenger and a concrete plan. The post What Hungary’s Anti-Corruption Election Can Teach U.S. Democracy Advocates appeared first on Just Security .

Forscher der ETH Zürich haben ein Sensorsystem entwickelt, das Bild- und Tondaten direkt im Chip kryptografisch signiert, um Manipulationen zu verhindern.

The AI data center controversy could influence the upcoming election.

Until now, efforts to identify and combat deepfakes and AI scams have been scattered. Which proposed standard will dominate?

The attempt to condition states' counterterrorism funding on changes to election rules is unlawful and likely to be challenged in court. The post No, Trump Can’t Withhold Anti-Terrorism Funds to Pressure States to Change Their Election Rules appeared first on Just Security .

Climate change amplifies natural disasters, posing an existential threat to our society. However, a digital storm is raging on right-wing extremist Telegram channels where climate disinformation works to delegitimize scientific consensus. Investigating the factors that amplify climate disinformation is as critical to combating it as understanding natural disasters and their drivers. We The post Amplifying the storm: Climate disinformation dynamics during natural disasters on right-wing extremist

Deepfake news refers to AI-generated (or AI ma-nipulated) multimedia content intentionally generated to deceive audiences by manipulating the facial expressions, or speech while maintaining the realistic appearance. The rapid progress of generative AI has made the synthesis of highly realistic fake videos and cloned voices widely accessible, posing a serious threat to the authenticity of digital news media. This paper presents a multi-modal framework that discerns the authenticity of video conte

The influence of linguistic bias in online news articles is a growing concern, particularly in the context of shaping public opinion and rising political polarization. While there is a growing body of literature on indicators for misinformation, none have been sufficiently tested to counteract the influence of media bias. Hence, we design six indicators (Bias Bar, Bias Gauge, Bias Highlights, Political Scale, Sentiment Scale, and Trust Score) and test their impact on linguistic bias detection an

Kalshi launched a new online hub Wednesday for midterm election forecasting, displaying prediction market odds for major races alongside polling averages, fundraising data and other election information. The platform touted its "Midterms Hub" as a "one-stop-shop for state and federal election forecasting," featuring Senate, House and gubernatorial races. "Prediction markets don't care about spin or...

Romance scammers have become extremely bold, using deepfake technology to impersonate royalty and ensnare new victims. Key takeaways Scammer used AI-generated video calls to impersonate Dubai's Crown Prince and build trust with victims. ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1570#7545)

Wisconsin’s Election Commission (WEC) warned in a statement on Tuesday that betting on elections that you cast ballots in is illegal in the state and there will be consequences. “We want voters to understand that they cannot legally make a bet on an election and cast a ballot in that same election,” WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe said,...

Scams caused an estimated $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in losses last year as criminal groups increasingly turned to AI, deepfakes, and cryptocurrency.

It was first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, who wrote in a post on X that TikTok was testing the feature with "some US creators." Source

The House Intelligence Committee advanced its fiscal 2027 authorization legislation Monday. The post House intel bill includes provisions on state and local threat intelligence, election security, AI appeared first on CyberScoop .

Pour la première fois, un acteur dont la voix a été utilisée par l’intelligence artificielle sans son accord porte plainte au pénal en vertu du délit d’hypertrucage introduit en 2024. La chaîne Youtube consacrée à la philosophie mise en cause a fermé en début d’année.

Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical prompts AI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent and unreliable guidance to voters asking which party they should back, a study suggests, often recommending the wrong party, not mentioning the right one, or listing parties not even running. “The results raise serious concerns about the reliability of general-purpose AI systems in electoral contexts,” the study , published b

arXiv:2604.03202v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly regarded as having the potential to generate persuasive content at scale. While previous studies have focused on the risks associated with LLM-generated misinformation, the role of LLMs in enabling prosocial persuasion is still underexplored. We investigate whether donation appeals authored by LLMs are as effective as those written by humans across degrees of personalization. Two preregistered onlin

arXiv:2607.01730v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Liquid democracy lets voters either vote directly or delegate their voting power to a trusted participant. Existing deployments make delegations publicly visible as they form, which invites popularity-driven herding, makes coercion verifiable, and leaves the election fragile when highly backed delegates abstain. We propose a liquid democracy mechanism that removes these vulnerabilities while keeping the tally fully auditable. Delegation c

Synopsis Sky Gold shares fell after its subsidiary lost Rs 10.70 crore due to fraud. Unknown persons used deepfake techniques to impersonate a director and transfer funds. The subsidiary reported the incident to cybercrime authorities and ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1596#7529)