• FEMA chief calls false claims about government's Helene response 'truly dangerous'

    FEMA chief calls false claims about government's Helene response 'truly dangerous'

    Oct 06, 2024 08:52 PM EDT

    ... had the complete support of the state,” she said, referring to North Carolina. Republicans, led by the former president, have helped foster a frenzy of misinformation over the past week among the communities most devastated by Helene, promoting a number of false claims, including that Washington is intentionally withholding aid ...

  • Kindergartener vaccination rates slide further as exemptions continue to rise in the U.S.

    Kindergartener vaccination rates slide further as exemptions continue to rise in the U.S.

    Oct 02, 2024 11:18 PM EDT

    ... one another and create the conditions for a breakthrough of measles and other diseases,” he said. The slide in vaccination rates was not unexpected. Online misinformation and the political schism that emerged around COVID-19 vaccines have led more parents to question the routine childhood vaccinations that they used to ...

  • Ravaged by Hurricane Helene, North Carolina faces 'daunting' level of uncertainty ahead of election

    Ravaged by Hurricane Helene, North Carolina faces 'daunting' level of uncertainty ahead of election

    Oct 01, 2024 10:58 PM EDT

    ... will be adjusted to make it easier for voters who were displaced by the storm. But she also worries that any changes could lead to misinformation and false claims of voter fraud after the election. “It’s going to be spun a lot of different ways,” she said. For now ...

  • Newsom vetoes bill to create AI safety measures saying it could hinder innovation in California

    Newsom vetoes bill to create AI safety measures saying it could hinder innovation in California

    Sep 30, 2024 06:02 PM EDT

    ... Europe, but it would have been a good first step to set guardrails around the rapidly growing technology that is raising concerns about job loss, misinformation, invasions of privacy and automation bias, supporters said. A number of leading AI companies last year voluntarily agreed to follow safeguards set by the ...

  • Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work?

    Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work?

    Sep 27, 2024 03:35 PM EDT

    ... most goods can move among the United States, Mexico and Canada tariff-free because of Trump’s US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. There's much misinformation about who actually pays tariffs Trump insists that tariffs are paid for by foreign countries. In fact, its is importers — American companies — that pay ...

  • Musk's X asks to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, source tells AP

    Musk's X asks to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, source tells AP

    Sep 26, 2024 09:21 PM EDT

    ... markets, with more than 20 million users. De Moraes ordered the shutdown after sparring with Musk for months over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. The company said at the time that de Moraes' efforts to block certain accounts were illegal moves to censor “political opponents" and that it ...

  • FBI says Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info

    FBI says Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info

    Sep 18, 2024 10:49 PM EDT

    ... taken from stolen, non-public material from former President Trump’s campaign as text in the emails,” according to a U.S. government statement. WATCH: Misinformation and foreign interference concerns loom over presidential race The announcement is the latest effort to call out what officials say is Iran’s brazen ...

  • How life in Springfield has been disrupted by lies about its Haitian community

    How life in Springfield has been disrupted by lies about its Haitian community

    Sep 17, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    ... know that's problematic. And we're seeing it played out and lived out in our community right now, how dangerous creating stories and spreading misinformation can be. William Brangham: Vance also said on the campaign trail today that if these bomb threats are coming from another nation, that he ...

  • Bipartisan group of lawmakers convinced AI legislation to break through Congressional deadlock

    Bipartisan group of lawmakers convinced AI legislation to break through Congressional deadlock

    Sep 17, 2024 05:25 PM EDT

    ... The legislation is being introduced as Congress has failed to regulate the fast-evolving technology and experts warn that it threatens to overwhelm voters with misinformation. Those experts have expressed particular concern over the dangers posed by "deepfakes," AI-generated videos and memes that can look lifelike and cause voters ...

  • Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey

    Most Americans don't trust AI-powered election information: AP-NORC/USAFacts survey

    Sep 12, 2024 05:21 PM EDT

    ... of his news from mainstream outlets such as CNN, the BBC, NPR, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. When it comes to misinformation in the upcoming election, he’s more worried that AI-generated deepfakes and AI-fueled bot accounts on social media will sway voter opinions ...