Oct 28 Watch 8:39 North Carolina election workers battle misinformation and conspiracies after Helene By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Sam Lane North Carolina will be one of the closest-watched swing states on election night. On top of the challenges brought by Hurricane Helene, election officials have confronted a years-long swirl of disinformation, conspiracies and threats to workers by Donald Trump and… Continue watching
May 31 Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Google has largely defended its AI overviews feature, saying it is typically accurate. But the head of Google's search business acknowledged in a blog post that there were some odd, inaccurate or unhelpful responses. Continue reading
May 30 U.S. military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia By Sam Metz, Associated Press The head of the U.S. military's Africa Command is pushing back against Russia's efforts to broaden its influence in Africa, blaming the country's disinformation efforts for a spate of military coups. Continue reading
May 30 WATCH: Blinken assails misinformation after hinting U.S. may allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken is in Prague for a NATO foreign ministers meeting, and on Thursday he signed an agreement with the Czech government to combat Moscow's use of misinformation. Continue reading
May 22 How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war By Tia Goldenberg, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The United Nations and other organizations have presented credible evidence that Hamas militants committed sexual assault during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. But some accounts from that day proved untrue. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 5:08 Cleanses? Supplements? How to tell fact from fiction with gut health advice By John Yang, Claire Mufson Data shows that cases of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer are on the rise. At the same time, social media is inundated with ads and influencers touting products that promise to boost what’s broadly called “gut health.” How do… Continue watching
Apr 08 Latino voters are a target for election misinformation By Christine Fernando, Anita Snow, Associated Press Experts expect a surge of misinformation targeting Spanish-speaking voters with a high-stakes presidential election in the fall as candidates vie for support from the rapidly growing number of Latino voters. Continue reading
Mar 21 New bipartisan bill would require labeling of AI-generated videos and audio By David Klepper, Associated Press The proposal aims to protect users from the risks of so-called AI deepfakes, lifelike images, videos and audio created by artificial intelligence that can be hard or impossible to tell from the real thing. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:17 How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID By John Yang, Laura Santhanam, Harry Zahn Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles, for instance, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, and more recently, vaccines helped curb the spread of COVID. But both of those diseases are on… Continue watching
Feb 23 Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Here’s why misinformation about the vaccine persists today By Laura Santhanam Disrupted by the COVID pandemic and misinformation, measles vaccination among schoolchildren has declined dangerously, data show, resulting in a growing number of outbreaks. Continue reading