Misinformation coverage.

Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer admits she was ‘bamboozled’ by Russian propaganda and calls podcasters’ misinformation a national security threat

“You don’t need to listen to a podcaster and let them influence your opinion about a country. You can look at those facts yourself.”…

New model maps how social media users repeatedly spread misinformation

Many social media links taken down: Government sources on AI deepfake video of Piyush Goyal

Government removes social media links to AI deepfake video of Piyush Goyal, who claims it spreads misinformation amid student protests.…

US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: Official data

Misinformation and non-medical exemptions have led to a dangerous resurgence of measles.…

Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega claims CBS bosses pushed ‘misinformation’ into her reporting

Vega said that she was “scared to be talking” about her experience but felt compelled to speak publicly.…

Crime across London falls as Sadiq Khan addresses online misinformation

Sir Sadiq Khan said phone thefts halved in the West End alone…

The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout

Instagram influencers are creating fake cease-and-desist letters, making themselves go viral and muddying the waters about mass surveillance.…

AI-powered misinformation inciting harm to refugees, says UN

Misinformation and hate speech are inciting harm to refugees, with artificial intelligence exacerbating the spread, the United Nations warned.…

ToE: A Hierarchical and Explainable Claim Verification Framework with Dynamic Multi-source Evidence Retrieval and Aggregation

arXiv:2606.27736v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid spread of fake news poses increasing threats to information ecosystems, especially as AI-generated misinformation under Ge…

Your Favorite World Cup Moment Might Be Fake

Some of the most viral moments from the World Cup come from suspicious accounts.…

South Africa’s Migrants Panic Over a Fake ‘June 30’ Deadline

A fake South Africa migrant deadline ordering foreigners to leave by June 30 is spreading panic; the government says the AI-made notice is false.…

NotebookLM's Audio Overviews sound so human, you'll believe the misinformation

The grave perils of poor source selection.…

Gabbard says declassified biolab records validate concerns previously dismissed as misinformation

DNI Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified records showing U.S. funded over 120 biolabs in 30-plus countries, including more than 40 in Ukraine.…

Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policies changes facing new scrutiny

Scientists praise moves to investigate, retract or remove controversial studies. The authors stand by their work Three scientific papers that raised questions about vaccine safety …

Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including Grok UK politics live – latest updates A former police officer has been forced to…

One of the biggest sources of crypto misinformation on the internet, so much that Nicholas all but quit and found a fall guy to be the face of his stupidity. I have never seen this channel be correct since keeping up circa 2020-21.

I am against GenAI and everything it stands for

Candace Owens' Imitators Continue to Attack Erika Kirk

False claims against Erika Kirk fueled by Candace Owens' imitators spark legal threats and denials.…

Kevin O'Leary addresses 'misinformation' on Utah data center project

NBC News' Tom Llamas talks to Kevin O'Leary on his plans for a data center in Utah, saying there is a lot of "misinformation" and they will not touch the Great Salt Lake.…

OpenAI readies cyber, misinformation defenses ahead of elections

OpenAI partners with social media firms to combat AI election misinformation - Crypto Briefing

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

OpenAI announces partnerships to combat election misinformation, offering cybersecurity products to state officials and backing legislation to curb deepfakes (Maria Curi/Axios)

Exclusive: OpenAI readies cyber, misinformation defenses ahead of elections - Axios

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

YouTube Is Making It Easier to Spot AI-Generated Videos

YouTube is revamping its AI labels on the platform, and introducing a new automated system to identify AI-generated videos.…

O’Leary: Many mega-data center concerns in Utah based on ‘misinformation,’ ‘lies’

Algorithms are feeding you this toxic emotion every day – are you hooked?

Communications expert Ed Coper’s new book says yes, though his solutions might be a bit too optimistic for the average scroller.…

Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir accuses opponents of fearmongering amid warnings over misinformation and AI Iceland’s foreign minister has said she fears her country faces a “Brexit…

Raising many questions, Grandpa Pudding Brains says he's "studied" circumcision for a long time

America's ongoing experiment in handing microphones to cranks took another turn when RFK Jr. floated the thoroughly debunked claim that early circumcision doubles autism risk, prom…

How violence, misinformation and years of war are impacting the Ebola outbreak in the DRC

As Ebola spreads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials say violence against health centers and misinformation is making it harder to fight the outbreak. NBC New…

Image of ‘twin babies’ used by anti-abortion activist appears to show sugar gliders

Joanna Howe says the image was sent to her by a woman ashamed of her abortion, and used it to support ‘rally for Emma and Ruth’ in favour of NSW bill…

Key facts to counter online misinformation about perimenopause

Experts say some social media advice could obscure underlying health problems or create risk of unintended pregnancies…

Misinformation about perimenopause on social media ‘putting women at risk’

Dangers include unintended pregnancies, taking unnecessary medication and missed diagnoses, say experts…

Who Will Monetize Truth? [pdf]

Show HN: CRED-1 – Open domain credibility dataset for on-device pre-bunking

CRED-1: An Open Multi-Signal Domain Credibility Dataset (2,672 domains) - aloth/cred-1…

Anatomy of the Slopster

This is a submission for the Gemma 4 Challenge: Write About Gemma 4 What exactly is Gemma 4?...…

Provenance: A survival toolkit for an AI dominant information landscape

A survival toolkit for an AI dominant information landscape…

Volunteers go door-to-door in Congo to tackle Ebola rumors, aid network says

GENEVA, May 22 - Volunteers are going door-to-door to combat misinformation about Ebola in the area at the centre of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Internati…

Democrat falsely claims UN Population Fund’s ties to abortion are ‘misinformation’

Contrary to the suggestions of Rep. Madeleine Dean, the UNFPA funds and promotes abortion and its procurement platform supplies abortion pills and manual abortion devices.…

The San Diego mosque shooting is a profoundly 2026 tragedy

Hateful misinformation on the darker corners of the internet has led to deadly consequences once again…

Average Briton now struggles to identify deepfakes, study finds

Exclusive: Warning UK faces an ‘uphill battle’ as research suggests public lacks ability to identify AI-generated misinformation…

San Diego teen ‘terrified’ after being mistaken as Islamic Center terrorist over chilling link

This San Diego teen is pleading with the internet to clear his name after he was linked to the city’s teenage mosque shooters.…

Latest news on Ebola outbreak as experts warn about misinformation online

The U.S. has activated an Ebola virus task force to help in Africa, where a deadly outbreak has raised concerns worldwide. CBS News' Dr. Celine Gounder joins with more details and …

ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds

Exclusive: Electoral Commission calls for new controls, as Demos finds tools made up fake scandals, invented candidates or gave wrong date UK politics live – latest updates The Ele…

Rational thinking needed in era of online misinformation, says Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi emphasises the importance of rational thinking to combat online misinformation and promote social justice and equality.…

Google's AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back

A BBC investigation revealed a simple way to get AI chatbots to spit out misinformation. Google and other AI companies are now trying to fix the problem.…

Scientifically Speaking: The fake disease that fooled AI

A made-up condition made it from fake preprints into AI chatbot answers and even into a peer-reviewed paper | India News…

Opinion: The rise of perimenopause misinformation

Are too many symptoms blamed on perimenopause? Two experts weigh in on the “First Opinion Podcast.”…

Indications Mount That Anti-School Choice Campaigns Are Misleading Arizona Voters

Earlier this month, I documented how signature gatherers for two ballot initiatives to curb and regulate Arizona’s education savings account program were caught on camera giving in…

Philadelphia high school fights misinformation crisis

A principal and nine students at Philadelphia's Kensington Health Sciences Academy have launched Project FACTS to help others learn how to think for themselves and question the leg…

New research examines how misinformation threatens planetary defense and public trust

Real Madrid legend calls out Spanish journalist for misinformation: ‘Bad journalism’

Recent weeks have seen Real Madrid linked with a plethora of journalists, and while there have been many reliable inputs, some outlets have utilised the mayhem to push through fabr…

‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say

Experts say slashed funding and growing misinformation are some of the greatest challenges facing public health The hantavirus outbreak, while unlikely to spark the next big pandem…

Defense against dishonest charts

This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.…

LLMs and the Epistemic Apocalypse

A feedback cycle of information drifting from a measurable reality.…

1 in 3 people believe they don’t have to seek news from traditional outlets like newspapers and television. Instead, they think the “news will find me” (NFM), relying on algorithms and social networks to get information. This may make them more vulnerable to believing and sharing misinformation.

Mode collapse has a name, and he's selling cancer treatment advice on Amazon

On agent-coded cold outreach, the alumni t-shirt scam, the Elias Thorne convergence, and what gets visible when no one does the work.…

The Unprecedented Rise of Scientists Fact-Checking the Feds

As trust in public health agencies erodes, researchers are finding themselves in an awkward new role — as fact-checkers of the federal government.…

AI fakes of accused US press gala gunman flood social media

AI-generated images depicted the alleged shooter beside numerous celebrities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…

The Ballroom Truthers Have a Theory

The fake-assassination-attempt conspiracy keeps growing.…

Trump told Americans to ‘do their own research’. Now they think the attacks on him are staged

Two popular theories now circulating in the MAGA-verse are that the 2024 assassination attempt against Trump was staged and that Trump is the literal Antichrist.…