OpenAI’s new text-to-video AI generator Sora 2 produced realistic videos advancing provably false claims 80 percent of the time (16 out of 20) when prompted to do so, a NewsGuard analysis found,
NewsGuard
Every day we interact with endless media all around us: pictures, articles, T.V. shows, podcasts, advertisements, social media posts, and headlines just to name a few.
National Association for Media Literacy Education
Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments have increased by 17% so far this year compared to 2024, reaching an average of 2.8 million per day, data from the National Security Bureau showed.
Reuters
Russia has dismissed claims that it had pushed conspiracy theories following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10 at Utah Valley University. A report by The Associated Press said that bots from Russia, as well as other rivals like China, and Iran, had spread disinformation about Kirk's killing on social networks.
Newsweek
At frozen-in-time Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, people in the National Park Service are navigating shoals that federal storytellers across the nation must now negotiate. How do you tell the truth if it might not be the whole truth amid Presidential orders to revise history?
The Associated Press
The violation of Polish airspace with Russian drones on the night of Sept. 9-10 is one of the most straightforward examples of how the West is already experiencing direct Russian aggression. At the same time, the intrusion was accompanied by a coherent, multi-layered Russian information operation
The Moscow Times
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has been divisive online, and some officials believe foreign governments are trying to make things worse.
National Public Radio
Thanks to the First Amendment, the ability to parody U.S. Presidents dates back to our earliest days. “To receive the adulation of the public, those entrusted with the power of the people must also be able to accept criticism,” second U.S. President John Adams said.
The Integrity Project
Google admitted earlier this week that its COVID-era censorship policies were enacted at the explicit behest of the Biden administration, and the company now says it will allow any content creator that was silenced for this reason to return to YouTube.
The Hill
The State Department recently halted ‘all frameworks’ to counter misinformation from foreign countries when Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the closure of the department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference office, formerly known as the Global Engagement Center.
The Hill
The BBC and Britain’s other public sector broadcasters have united to demand new regulations to force platforms such as YouTube to give them a fairer deal and more prominence, warning that failing to do so will fan the flames of misinformation.
The Guardian
When British TV personality Danielle Lloyd was diagnosed with melanoma earlier this year, she faced not only the anxiety of cancer treatment but also a disturbing reality: influencers spreading dangerous misinformation about sun protection.
The Conversation
Social media is swarming with false and misleading health advice on topics such as vaccines, reproductive health and disease outbreaks, experts have warned. They say the surge of misinformation online as well as from AI tools, not only puts individual lives at risk but will lead to a sicker, less productive, UK population.
The Independent
The Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily put on hold proposed new social studies standards for K-12 public school students that include conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
The Associated Press
Following the murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, University of Pennsylvania experts spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about the role of political violence in American life — both past and present — warning that misinformation and polarization are exacerbating the problem.
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Susan Monarez, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified last week that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change recommendations for routine childhood vaccines without any credible scientific data.
NBC News
Following the death of Charlie Kirk, Northeastern University professor Laura Edelson discusses whether the spread of misinformation is an unavoidable feature of the internet or if something can be done to stop it.
CBS News
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, questioning whether Americans understand the difference between a king and a president, told a New York Law School crowd Tuesday that improved civic education across the country would help people make better decisions.
The Associated Press
In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, cybersecurity analysts have detected a rise in social media posts that not only spread misinformation about the killing but also look to enrage social media users during an already politically tense situation.
ABC News
Professor Scott Galloway of New York University speaks with Registered Dietician and nutrition research scientist Dr. Jessica Knurick about the rise of the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement.
The Prof. G Podcast