Ross got his timeline wrong, claiming that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who had just pleaded guilty, was expected to testify that President Trump instructed him to contact Russian officials shortly after the election. Big mistake - but ABC News corrected the error and Ross was suspended for the "serious mistake." … [Read more...] about Fact check: Trump’s ‘Fake News Awards’ focused on reports that were wrong — and quickly corrected
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How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news
Researchers are already preparing to use AI to identify these AI-created fakes. For example, techniques for video magnification can detect changes in human pulse that would establish whether a person in a video is real or computer-generated. But both fakers and fake-detectors will get better. Some fakes could become so sophisticated that they become very hard to rebut or dismiss – unlike earlier generations of fakes, which used simple language and made easily refuted claims. … [Read more...] about How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news
Fake News: Politicians, journalists, and scientists face mistrust together
Vera Novais, science reporter for Portugal’s Observador, said she enjoys good relations with her editors but agrees that newsrooms have shrunk to such an extent that the few specialized journalists remaining are stretched so thin that they have little time for quality reporting. … [Read more...] about Fake News: Politicians, journalists, and scientists face mistrust together
Online content under close scrutiny for poll-related ‘fake news’
Meanwhile, Google said the company has reviewed requests from courts and government agencies around the world closely to determine if content should be removed from Google products because it violates a law or its product policies, a Google spokeperson told The Nation. … [Read more...] about Online content under close scrutiny for poll-related ‘fake news’
How can we save democracy from fake news? Video report
The Democracy Alive festival, organized by the pro-European lobby European Movement took place in April 11-14 gathering top politicians from all boards, activists and citizens in a political gathering inspired on the Democracy Festivals celebrated in several Nordic Countries in the last decade. … [Read more...] about How can we save democracy from fake news? Video report
