AI Contributes to Media Illiteracy and Could Be Its Cure
As the lines between human judgment and machine […] The post AI Contributes to Media Illiteracy and Could Be Its Cure appeared first on The Media Line.| The Media Line
In many countries, laws against cybercrime are being weaponized to repress journalism. Speaking to the Columbia Journalism Review, Citizen Lab doctoral fellow Gabrielle Lim warns that democratic countries passing similar laws could provide cover to repressive authoritarian regimes. “Unfortunately, most of the laws being passed will have little effect in actually curbing misinformation, but instead... Read more »| The Citizen Lab
Fact-checking plays a crucial role in pushing back against online misinformation. But for corrections to work, people need to pay attention to them. A common assumption is that we’re more likely to listen when corrections come from someone who shares our political beliefs. A new study suggests that’s not quite right. Researchers at the University […]| The Horizons Tracker
India’s IT ministry unveiled draft rules requiring mandatory AI Labelling of synthetic media, stricter takedown oversight, and public feedback until Nov 6, 2025. The post India Proposes Strict AI Labelling Rules to Counter Deepfakes appeared first on The AI Track.| The AI Track
Welche Rolle spielt Journalismus für das Vertrauen in Wissenschaften? Was können mehrsprachige Social-Media-Kampagnen leisten? Und woran hapert es im Verhältnis zwischen Praktiker*innen und Forscher*innen? In unserem monatlichen Forschungsrückblick besprechen wir aktuelle Studien zum Thema Wissenschaftskommunikation. In diesem Monat geht es um folgende Themen: Übersicht über Forschung und Praxis in der Wissenschaftskommunikation Zum Thema Wissenschaftskommunikation wird in […]| Wissenschaftskommunikation.de
As the lines between human judgment and machine […] The post AI Contributes to Media Illiteracy and Could Be Its Cure appeared first on The Media Line.| The Media Line
Global Media and Information Literacy Week kicks off […] The post Teaching Truth in the Age of Deepfakes appeared first on The Media Line.| The Media Line
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“Don’t take Tylenol,” President Trump told pregnant women last week. Despite his claims, there is no evidence that Tylenol taken during pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual... The post Better Safe than Sorry? Tylenol, Pregnancy, and Ethics appeared first on The Hastings Center for Bioethics.| The Hastings Center for Bioethics
The global shift toward renewable energy is well underway, but it is not immune to resistance. Clean technologies like wind, solar and geothermal often become lightning rods for ideological battles The post Disinformation in the clean tech sector – and how communications professionals can tackle it appeared first on Fire on the Hill.| Fire on the Hill
If your child has recently been diagnosed with autism, please take my hard-won advice: Learn from my mistakes, so you don't repeat them.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Misinformation and disinformation run rampant in today’s digital age. Farmers must be wary of the digital dangers and know how to keep themselves safe.| Alberta Farmer Express
Over 72% people are exposed to misinformation at least once a month on social media, according to this detailed list of statistics[1]. If you think ... Read more The post Why even the smartest believe misinformation appeared first on Cognition Today.| Cognition Today
The podcast grift economy is bringing tabloid-y, sensationalist drama to the world of theoretical physics.| Futurism
A wave of AI deepfakes has coursed through social media for months, serving as a warning for more than 50 countries heading to the polls this year.| AP News
On July 22nd, Health & Medicine’s Senior Policy Analyst, Mayra Diaz, delivered remarks to Chicago’s City Council at a hearing for the Committee on Health and Human Relations. The hearing […] The post Senior Policy Analyst Mayra Diaz delivers testimony on disinformation and underinvestment in public health appeared first on Health & Medicine Policy Research Group.| Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
"The mistake involves grouping together into an all-or-nothing package entire sets of claims whose epistemological credentials are quite varied. It also often involves collapsing epistemic and moral concerns." In the following guest post, Eric Winsberg, Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida and British Academy Global Professor of History and Philosophy of Science| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting the government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, without which manufacturers might cease producing shots.| KFF Health News
Generative AI (GenAI) models like DALL-E and ChatGPT showcase the creativity and utility of AI. Yet these tools – which can generate realistic image, audio and video simulations at scale and then personalize this content – have serious implications for how much people trust the information they see and hear. Civil society organizations are highly...| Technology Salon
A Venezuelan-American Journalist’s Journey| Ideas and Insights from the JSK Journalism Fellows at Stanford - Medium
Exploring ways to keep up with the bottomless pit of misinformation| Ideas and Insights from the JSK Journalism Fellows at Stanford - Medium
“Something that’s difficult for people is: we all want to have answers, we all want to come to a definitive conclusion. And sometimes that’s not there — and we have to be okay with that.” …| Listening to the Universe
With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast Statistically Speaking unpacks what actually defines a “migrant”, and| National Statistical
The digital revolution and dawn of generative AI are fundamentally reshaping the conditions for science communication and journalism, giving rise to new| European Science-Media Hub
This year, on 13 June, the European Science-Media Hub hosted a science communication workshop at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg. We talked to its| European Science-Media Hub
Journalists and public health experts share strategies for building trust, using careful language and improving coverage of health misinformation during a workshop at the AHCJ annual conference.| The Journalist's Resource
If there’s no counter-speech, no pushback against rumors or misleading claims, all the algorithms have available to surface is the nonsense.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Explore how generative AI and deepfakes are threatening the 2025 Philippine elections—and how communities are fighting back with truth and verification.| WITNESS Blog
Our visual effects work for "Transformers" (2007) is still being lauded to this day, which is a testament to the amazing talents of the visual effects teams at Industrial Light & Magic under the supervision of Scott Farrar, Russell Earl and Scott Benza.| FXRant
A Twitter account with a verified blue checkmark and over 1 million followers regularly peddles misinformation about how movies are made. Here's how they described the making of the first shot from "Severance" (Apple TV+) season two, episode one:| FXRant
Church leaders can help people unite around the unchanging truth of God’s Word. By standing on the truth, pastors can grow churches that are healthy, compassionate, and effective. The post Handling Political Divisions in a Digital Age appeared first on Church Growth Magazine.| Church Growth Magazine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would find the cause of autism in five months and “eliminate those exposures.” This is pseudoscience.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Disinformation & deepfakes in Ghana’s elections exposed a new age of political deception, which we must combat by fortifying community truths| WITNESS Blog
How Wikipedia’s volunteer community fought back against right-wing extremists trying to rewrite history – and won.| The Better News
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. It promotes science in many ways: administering grants, advising government, holding meetings and lectures, and publishing expert reports on scientific matters of public importance. | BishopBlog
Science fascinates us as children and challenges us as adults, a 33-year study by University of Michigan researchers reveals.| University of Michigan News
"What happens when anyone can make it appear as if anything has happened, regardless of whether or not it did?"| BuzzFeed News
Advancements in AI technology, and the changing “information environment” undoubtedly influenced how voters made decisions.| Colorado Newsline
A movement originating in Ukraine has been spreading globally to systematically deliver climate disinformation under the guise of climate change awareness. Although its main premise — the world ending in 2036 — may seem fringe, its proponents recently secured an audience with Pope Francis and engaged a registered lobbyist to work on their behalf in the US.| Context.ro
WITNESS hosted over 40 key stakeholders from the Asia-Pacific region to discuss threats and opportunities related to generative AI, synthetic media and human rights.| WITNESS Blog
With early voting ongoing, local officials say they are fighting a losing battle against fast-moving social media rumors.| Source New Mexico
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The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.| CyberScoop
The increased use of deepfakes has raised questions around the responsibilities of social media platforms in identifying this content.| Interhacktives
This blog post discusses threats from synthetic media and opportunities from generative AI that arose from a WITNESS workshop in Brazil.| WITNESS Blog
By Richard Mott, PhD candidate The World Health Organization has referred to the current situation with COVID-19 as an infodemic, in recognition of the large amount of information being circulated on this subject. Clearly not all information being circulated is false; in fact, the majority of information in circulation is factually correct. Conspiracy theories (such as […]| Naturally Speaking
4min read Is it because the X algorithm in fact serves to do the exact opposite of what is claimed?| PANDA
Mark Cuban criticizes Elon Musk's free speech rhetoric on X, calling it a "power play." Read this article to know more about this.| TechStory
Musk's trans daughter told NBC News that Elon a "cruel" and "uncaring." In 2024, he wants the world to know it.| Unprecedented
A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center shows that local election offices are adopting .gov domains for their websites, but only slowly.| StateScoop
BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.| BuzzFeed News
Perspectives from Latina America on threats and opportunities that generative AI and synthetic media bring to audiovisual witnessing.| WITNESS Blog
“You can always take an existing article and rewrite it just enough to avoid copyright infringement."| BuzzFeed News
Everyone would agree that media literacy and critical thinking are essential in a world where information flows freely....| Inoreader Blog
This blog post identifies and prioritises collective responses that can have a positive impact in the information landscape in Africa.| WITNESS Blog
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An election misinformation expert and Georgetown professor explains how to respond to misleading information online in the 2024 elections.| Georgetown University
We expected our pandemic baby to get sick eventually, but we did not expect what RSV would do.| Voices For Vaccines
