A number of Russian Telegram channels have been sharing a caricature of French President Emmanuel Macron depicted as a rooster, claiming that it was broadcast by FRANCE 24 in a programme that aired on March 13. However, the image circulating is a doctored version of the cover of a French magazine called L'Hémicycle. The FRANCE 24 clip has also been doctored to include it.
The creators of the disinformation claiming Ukraine plotted to assassinate Tucker Carlson did not intend for it to be used inside Russia: they designed it specifically to target U.S. audiences. That is evident from the fact that no major Russian state-controlled news outlets reported the “breaking news” about the alleged plot despite their weeks-long fixation on every minor detail of Carlson’s visit to Moscow.
OpenAI has announced that it disrupted covert influence campaigns originating from Russia, China, Israel and Iran.
A study published in the journal, Nature, by researchers has shown that most prominent brands are inadvertently funding online misinformation.Â
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".
Fact-checkers have called on the public to support fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, online threats etc.
Stakeholders at GlobalFact 11 have criticised tech platforms for their insufficient efforts in combating misinformation and disinformation globally.
The United States has uncovered an AI-powered information operation run from Russia involving about 1,000 accounts posing as Americans.
A new report has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale.
A new study by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) has identified four important steps in mitigating digital threats to elections.