Social media platforms deliver a lot of helpful, actionable information for both professional and personal use. But there’s no shortage of unreliable data and false information out there—and that can lead to serious negative consequences. In the financial field, for example, a false report ...
How to identify video deepfakes AI technology known as generative adversarial networks (see glossary, below) has allowed tech-savvy individuals to createvideo deepfakessince 2014 – digitally manipulating existing videos of people to swap in different faces, create new facial expressions and insert ne...
Fake news in the form of disinformation on social networks has become a real concern, with serious potential consequences as a result of the massive viral spreading of false information and fake news. To this end, a systematic literature review was performed to investigate how the validity of ...
When you suspect or identify mis- and disinformation, avoid amplifying it. Others are working on long-term efforts to build trust and faith in elections and the general democratic process by developing news and media literacy for students, starting in elementary school and continuing throughhigh sch...
Facts do exist and it’s possible to identify them. It’s true that there is a tremendous amount of disinformation being presented as fact, on the news, in print, and on social media. But if you put in the effort, it’s possible to dig much of them out. SeeGive Me the Facts, Ju...
We develop a methodology that exploits these distinct empirical patterns to identify additional likely astroturfing accounts and validate this detection strategy by analyzing their messages and current account status. However, an analysis relying on Twitter influence metrics shows that the known and suspect...
However, theportionof the U.S. population who identify as Christians has declined from about 90% in the early 1990s to 63% in 2022. As for others with biblical moral foundations,less than 2%of U.S. residents say they are Jewish by faith. ...
(We have previously done a deep dive into these two topics. If you’re curious, feel free to check them out. ) Attention seeking To discredit someone To cyberbully someone To spread political disinformation To sway public opinion Emphasize one’s own point of view Can you identify an AI-...
Fake news checklist: how to identify fake news So, how do you spot fake news when it reaches you? Just as there are common characteristics that helpspot fake apps, there are a number of red flags to watch out for that can help you recognize a false narrative. ...
Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, explains how the company is addressing influence campaigns, using machine learning for these models, and looking at eliminating disinformation.