With an expected autumn 2024 UK general election, Full Fact is calling for Ofcom to set up its Advisory Committee on Disinformation and Misinformation as soon as possible.
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world
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.
AllSides→ Global Elite Claims Gov ‘Disinformation’ Censorship Ensures ‘People Will Get The Facts Right’ At Davos
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/18/global-elite-claims-gov-disinformation-censorship-ensures-people-get-facts-right-davos/
The Dispatch→ Claims That Ukraine Wants to Extradite Refugees Are Russian Disinformation
An emerging narrative exemplifies the complexities of Russian propaganda.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Third Trump Indictment Documents Also Indict Weaponized Disinformation
On August 1 2023, disgraced former United States President Donald Trump was indicted for the third time, this time in a high-profile case helmed by United States Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith. The charging documents described a poli
Truth or Fiction?→ Meta Layoffs Grease the Skids for Election Disinformation
The tech company Meta has quietly laid off workers specializing in identifying disinformation on its lead platform Facebook, CNN reported on July 11 2023. According to the news network: Several members of the team that countered mis- and disinformation
Truth or Fiction?→ Fake Twitter Account @OceanGateExpeds Suspended After Spreading OceanGate Disinformation
As efforts to locate a “missing submersible” operated by OceanGate Expeditions continued on June 21 2023, the Twitter account @OceanGateExpeds published several viral tweets. The account was eventually suspended, but not before putting out
Truth or Fiction?→ Meta’s Zuckerberg Claims ‘Establishment’ Pushed for Censorship on COVID-19 Disinformation
Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg claimed that a nebulous “establishment” mistakenly pushed for his platform to censor information regarding COVID-19 because they thought it was disinformation. While discussing issues concerning moderation wit
Truth or Fiction?→ In a Friday News Dump, YouTube Announces Election Disinformation Policy Changes
On June 2 2023, a Reddit user shared a post claiming that YouTube altered a policy and was no longer restricting false claims about the 2020 election in the United States: YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidenti
Truth or Fiction?→ Rashid Buttar of the ‘Disinformation Dozen’ Reportedly Dies
On May 20 2023 social media rumors began circulating, claiming that health disinformation purveyor Rashid Buttar had died: Rashid Buttar, one of the Disinformation Dozen, Dies Suddenly – Nuts Blame the Covid Jab Even Though he was Unva
Truth or Fiction?→ Eric Adams Keeps Spreading Disinformation About ‘Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis’
Despite evidence to the contrary, New York City mayor Eric Adams (D) has continued using public speaking appearances to push the idea that children are buying marijuana laced with fentanyl. In the most recent example, journalist Rebecca C. Lewis of Cit
Truth or Fiction?→ New Study is Last Call for Disinformation about ‘Healthy’ Moderate Drinking
A new study by Canadian researchers not only sheds corrective light on previous studies on the effects of alcohol — it also pierces through decades of folklore and corporate messaging on the subject. “It’s often been thought that wine
Truth or Fiction?→ The Disinformation Panic Around ‘Boycotting’ Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light
The announcement that trans actress Dylan Mulvaney was working with the Bud Light brand of beers sent right-wing media organizations and bloggers into a transphobic fit — with a predictably ahistorical bent. As the LGBTQ news site Them reported,
Poynter→ How AI-generated content could both fuel disinformation and improve fact-checking
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. The artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is capable of writing […] The post How AI-generate
Poynter→ Could GPT-4’s language capabilities exacerbate disinformation and threaten jobs?
The newest iteration of OpenAI’s generative chatbot, GPT-4, is heightening existential fears over misinformation, disinformation and job security. Its reasoning abilities are purportedly better than ChatGPT, with OpenAI pointing to […] The post
Truth or Fiction?→ Bannon Ally Charged with Fraud Also Helped Him Spread Disinformation
The 54-year-old billionaire popularly known as “Guo Wengui” not only used other names — he was also involved in several efforts alongside former White House advisor Steve Bannon. Federal prosecutors’ announcement on March 15 202
Truth or Fiction?→ New York Court: Fox News ‘Turned a Blind Eye’ to Guests’ Election Disinformation
The right-wing Fox “news” channel must face a second defamation lawsuit for promoting election deniers following Donald Trump’s resounding loss to Joe Biden in 2020. The New York State Supreme Court ruled on March 8 2023 that a $2.7 b
Truth or Fiction?→ Mass Shootings, Violence in California Highlight Issue of Disinformation in Immigrant Communities
Two mass shootings in California in the first weeks of 2023, both committed by immigrants in their sixties, have highlighted the issue of disinformation and propaganda targeting American immigrant communities, and how the prods and pulleys of stochasti
Truth or Fiction?→ Failed GOP Candidate Embraced Disinformation, Violence in Shooting Plot
The history of the 39-year-old alleged “mastermind” behind a plan to attack multiple Democratic Party officials in New Mexico showed an embrace of both violence and conspiracy theories that have driven right-wing political violence in the U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon — This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax
Did an American doctor admit on video that he created the HIV and AIDS viruses in a U.S. military medical laboratory, Fort Detrick, so that they could be used as biological weapons for depopulating the world? No, that's not true: Dr. Robe
AllSides→ Did Ex-Intel Officials Call Hunter Biden Laptop Disinformation?
https://www.newsweek.com/hunter-biden-laptop-jim-jordan-facebook-disinformation-twitter-1767369 The "Tw
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation — Part V: Resilience Targeting
This is the last in a series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation campaigns. You can read our previous articles here: Part I: Firehosing Part II: Gaslighting Part III: Distraction Part IV: Sign
AllSides→ Facts vs Myths: Was Hunter Biden’s Laptop Russian Disinformation?
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Poynter→ CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan sees firsthand how online mis- and disinformation affects people’s daily lives
CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan didn’t start his career in broadcasting. But he’s been fact-checking since he became a journalist. In the months leading up to the 2020 election, O’Sullivan crossed […] The post CNN’s Donie O’
Poynter→ United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation
Judy Woodruff and Chris Stirewalt approach news delivery differently. Woodruff, the longtime “PBS NewsHour” anchor and managing editor, emphasizes neutrality and keeping her personal opinions to herself. Stirewalt, the former […] The
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation
“PBS Newshour” Managing Editor and anchor Judy Woodruff and former Fox News Political Editor Chris Stirewalt approach news delivery differently, but both believe in journalists’ ability to tap the power of words to inform the American electorate.
Poynter→ United Facts of America’s focus turns to disinformation in health care and online
The three-day United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking, heads into its final day, Sept. 29, with a full slate of online presentations, headlined by a discussion of disinformation […] The post United Facts of America’s focus turns to
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America’s focus turns to disinformation in health care and online
The three-day United Facts of America: A Festival of Facts, heads into its final day Sept. 29, with a full slate of online presentations, headlined by a discussion of health care disinformation.
Washington Post→ No, Biden is not telling kids to report their parents for covid disinformation
If this was a surprise to you — that Biden is urging children to rat out their parents — that’s because it’s completely untrue.
Truth or Fiction?→ Former U.S. President Boosts QAnon, 4Chan Disinformation via Truth Social App
On August 29 and 30 2022, former United States President Donald Trump turned to his app Truth Social to share dozens of disinformation-heavy posts — content that was largely not visible to users not registered with the app, but which prompted s
Poynter→ Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing it
A speech about the dangers of disinformation that former President Barack Obama gave at Stanford University on April 21, 2022, is being used months later on social media to spread […] The post Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing it
Video shows former President Barack Obama sharing how to mislead the public.
Truth or Fiction?→ House Report Shows How ‘Herd Immunity’ Disinformation Influenced Trump’s COVID Response
As the United States deals with both the continued spread of COVID-19 and a rise in monkeypox cases around the country, a House subcommittee report showed how “herd immunity” disinformation gained traction during Donald Trump’s presid
Truth or Fiction?→ Richmond Police Retract Disinformation Blaming George Floyd Protesters for Tear-Gassing
Police in Richmond, Virginia have formally retracted a two-year-old disinformation campaign that they used justify attacking demonstrators with tear gas during protests in the summer of 2020. In a thread of tweets late on the afternoon of July 1 2022 &
Truth or Fiction?→ Jan. 6 Hearings: Disinformation Powered Trump’s Push to Overturn Election
The fourth public hearing organized by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol on June 21 2022 examined how disinformation and smear campaigns were wielded to pressure state officials and private individ
Truth or Fiction?→ Third January 6 Hearings Looks at Pressure, Disinformation Campaigns to Overturn Election
The third hearing by the House committee investigating the January 6 2021 insurrection focused on the pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election — and the deeply corrosive weaponized narratives which undergirded the attempt. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Doctor Pushing COVID Disinformation Sentenced to Prison for Capitol Riot
A California physician who has been at the forefront of COVID-related disinformation was sentenced to 60 days in prison for taking part in the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to CNN, Dr. Simone Gold was also ordered to pay a $9,500 f
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings
The role of weaponized disinformation campaigns in the January 2021 attempted coup at the United States Capitol was the main topic at the second January 6 Committee hearing about the events that culminated in a violent insurrection. The House select
AllSides→ Turkish ‘disinformation law’ will make it a crime to spread ‘fake news’
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/turkish-disinformation-law-will-make-it-a-crime-to-spread-fake-news/
Poynter→ Turkish ‘disinformation law’ will make it a crime to spread ‘fake news’
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. A “disinformation law” that, if passed, would impose up [̷