Social democrats promise to fund media subscriptions for those aged 16-30 in effort to tackle disinformation
Libertarians allege collusion between academia, Big Tech and the government but researchers say they are being silenced
Covert influence perpetrators from Iran and Israel also creating misleading content, says Microsoft-backed group
Proposed latest sanctions aim to weaken Putin’s war effort in Ukraine and Moscow’s disinformation campaigns
Regulators set to express concern over insufficient moderation of political ads that risk undermining electoral process
Dark money-funded outlets that mimic regional news sites are becoming more sophisticated ahead of November election
German diplomat says Moscow’s messaging combines greater subtlety and plausibility with automation
His presidential term jolted many people out of the zone of indifference
Online fake news and hybrid campaigns increase ahead of European elections
Creators of sham content are finding a profitable home on various platforms
Social media platforms including X and TikTok will face fines for failing to tackle disinformation
In politics and in life, we need to acknowledge more often that the other side might have a point
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI agree at Munich Security Conference to stifle content designed to mislead voters
Policymakers should look at the long history of the fight against counterfeit money
Social media companies must tailor their policies to basic principles of transparency and freedom of expression
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Citizens and democracy need better protection from nefarious actors
Minister says New Delhi has ‘woken up’ early to the dangers of AI-generated content due to the size of its online population
Fakes, forgeries and the meaning of meaning in our post-truth era
Faked Joe Biden robocall underlines prevalence of cheap AI tools being used to create clips aimed at swaying voters
It is not the job of journalists to try to protect viewers from what they deem to be ‘untrue things’
Attacks on renewable energies make up the majority of false claims on sites such as YouTube, research shows
Experts fear 2024 could be the year a viral undetectable deepfake has a catastrophic impact on an election
As we head into a big election year, beware the risks of misleading statements from those at very top
The proliferation of falsehood online is dividing the world as never before. Education, not regulation, is the answer, argues Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins
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