• News Wrap: Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 5 civilians

    News Wrap: Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 5 civilians

    Feb 07, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    ... Donald Trump can be barred from Colorado's presidential ballot; Meta's president of global affairs on the challenges of A.I.-generated content and misinformation; the army veteran co-owner of a women's tackle football team gives her Brief But Spectacular take on building a team; plus much ...

  • Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

    Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

    Feb 05, 2024 08:56 PM EDT

    ... want to do bad things? That’s the real question,” she said. “If they do make those changes and don’t enforce them, it kind of further contributes to this destruction of trust that comes with misinformation.” Associated Press technology writer Barbara Ortutay in San Francisco contributed to this report.

  • Survivors of sex trafficking face barriers in their search for justice

    Survivors of sex trafficking face barriers in their search for justice

    Feb 04, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    ... and disinformation play into some of these misconceptions that people have? Megan Cutter: I think often when there's some sort of conspiracy theory or misinformation about human trafficking, it plays up some of those elements that are really sensational. And what that can often mean is that well intentioned ...

  • Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds

    Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds

    Feb 01, 2024 07:58 PM EDT

    ... checking who tested positive and whether they had gotten a new shot or not. READ: As COVID cases rise, doctors worry about the consequences of misinformation The 54 percent finding is similar to what's been reported in other countries, and it's also about what was reported for an ...

  • Why experts worry more pet owners may skip rabies shots over vaccine hesitancy

    Why experts worry more pet owners may skip rabies shots over vaccine hesitancy

    Jan 31, 2024 06:43 PM EDT

    ... misinformation to validate those choices. According to Sander van der Linden, a social psychologist who directs the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab at Cambridge University, misinformation plays “a major role in vaccine hesitancy and the extent to which people trust institutions and the media." By analyzing the survey data, Matthew ...

  • With calls for a ceasefire, protesters pressure city councils for U.S. action in Gaza

    With calls for a ceasefire, protesters pressure city councils for U.S. action in Gaza

    Jan 30, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... in cities across the country. Man: You are now disrupting this meeting. You are disrupting the meeting. You are ordered removed from this meeting. Stephanie Sy: In some cases, like at this meeting in Oakland, California, spreading misinformation and baseless conspiracies. Woman: Israel murdered their own people on October 7.

  • Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump

    Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump

    Jan 26, 2024 07:26 PM EDT

    ... supportive of Trump. "If you guys think you can handle it — if you think you can inflame that base, and feed them more, feed them misinformation, or let them persist in their misinformation about the results of elections — and not face the consequences someday, I think you're mistaken," McLaurin ...

  • Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations as measles cases surge

    Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations as measles cases surge

    Jan 22, 2024 11:58 PM EDT

    ... physical damage such as deafness. Most deaths are due to complications like encephalitis, severe dehydration, serious breathing problems and pneumonia. Harries said there was “clearly misinformation” about vaccines and urged people to consult trusted sources. Officials said intense media coverage in the late 1990s about the now discredited claim linking ...

  • AI robocalls impersonate President Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

    AI robocalls impersonate President Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

    Jan 22, 2024 08:46 PM EDT

    Generative AI deepfakes already have appeared in campaign ads in the 2024 presidential race, and the technology has been misused to spread misinformation in multiple elections across the globe over the past year, from Slovakia to Indonesia and Taiwan. WATCH: What voters care about as GOP presidential contest narrows in ...

  • WATCH: White House holds briefing amid reports of AI-generated robocalls impersonating Biden in New Hampshire

    WATCH: White House holds briefing amid reports of AI-generated robocalls impersonating Biden in New Hampshire

    Jan 22, 2024 05:52 PM EDT

    ... around the world. Generative AI deepfakes already have appeared in campaign ads in the 2024 presidential race, and the technology has been misused to spread misinformation in multiple elections across the globe over the past year, from Slovakia to Indonesia and Taiwan. WATCH: What voters care about as GOP presidential ...