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
Feb 10 Watch 6:18 Can social media companies safeguard the 2024 election against misinformation? By John Yang, Harry Zahn As 2024 election campaigns pick up steam, Meta announced this week that it would start labeling AI-generated images posted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. In December, an advocacy group said Meta, YouTube and X have rolled back 17 policies intended… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 7:26 Meta's Nick Clegg on the challenges of AI content and misinformation By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Meta’s policy for dealing with deepfakes and AI is under fire after it allowed an altered video of President Biden to remain online. Meta’s oversight board called the company’s manipulated media policies “incoherent” and “confusing.” Meta now says it will… Continue watching
Feb 05 Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The quasi-independent board said on Monday that an altered video of Joe Biden on Facebook exposed gaps in the policy. Continue reading