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Older Adults Share More Fake News — But It’s Not Because They Can’t Tell Real from Fake

The world is drowning in misinformation, and social media is the hose pumping more of it out every day. We’ve all fallen for ...

AI-generated fake news is improving rapidly, but is not impossible to detect

FOX5 discovered two separate social media posts this week showing one of Las Vegas’s most iconic venues on fire, but both videos were fake and created using artificial intelligence.
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When Everything Is Fake, What’s the Point of Social Media?

Earlier this week, a heartwarming post about a girl, a puppy, and a police officer went viral across social media platforms. The post consisted of two dashcam images of a distraught 12-year-old who, ...

Nigeria's social media fact-checkers fight fake news as vote nears

Nigerian fact-checker Kemi Busari knew it was a fake when he stumbled upon a video on TikTok showing Hollywood stars Idris ...

Zimbabwe fights fake news with lessons in spotting disinformation

An opposition leader has quit, voting has been postponed for rural residents, and a man has been eaten by a lion in a ...