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Misinformation is more than just bad facts: How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root

On Sept. 20, 2024, a newspaper in Montana reported an issue with ballots provided to overseas voters registered in the state: Kamala Harris was not on the ballot. Election officials were able to quickly remedy the problem but not before accusations began to spread online, primarily among Democrats, that the…

The Conversation

Misinformation Watchdogs Keep Failing Upward

And they're still trying to censor speech on social media.

First Thing: hundreds escape plane in Tokyo that collided with earthquake relief flight

First Thing: hundreds escape plane in Tokyo that collided with earthquake relief flight

Five people on coastguard aircraft missing after collision with Japan Airlines plane. Plus, Israel’s supreme court rejects Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul law

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‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election

Kate Starbird says attacks have made research difficult, and claims of bias arise because of prevalence of lies from the right

The Guardian - US

‘A deranged ploy’: how Republicans are fueling the disinformation wars

Several actions by the far right in the last month could result in a flood of conspiracy theories before the 2024 election

The Guardian - US

How AI will turbocharge misinformation — and what we can do about it

The dangers lie both in the quantity of bad info tech can generate — and in its effectiveness.

Twitter's new data access rules will make social media research harder

Twitter will start charging users for downloading and uploading data. Everything from bots giving out earthquake alerts to ambitious research about how misinformation spreads could be affected.

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Post-election misinformation targets Arizona, Pennsylvania

Post-election misinformation targets Arizona, Pennsylvania

A day after the midterm elections, misinformation about the results is zeroing in on the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania

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Twitter layoffs before US midterms fuel misinformation concerns

Twitter layoffs before US midterms fuel misinformation concerns

Washington (AFP) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not devolve into a "free-for-all hellscape," but experts warn that mass layoffs may deeply impair the social network's ability to curb misinformation.

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