There was a time when mainstream media selected global leaders. Now the crown has been passed to social media. It's no use ...

Viral falsehoods and sham images can influence people’s views and actions about everything from the Super Bowl to elections.

Teens who use social media see conspiracy theories come across their feed at least once per week, according to a new study ...

How new artificial intelligence technologies are making misinformation even trickier to decipher — and how K-12 education has a role in developing an important new capacity among students.

Teens who use social media see conspiracy theories come across their feed at least once per week, according to a new study. How often do you come in contact with a conspiracy theory?

Ivo Vegter examines potential impacts of a second Trump presidency, emphasizing its dangers to democracy and individual ...

With everyone (rightfully) freaking out as they wait for the 2024 U.S. election results, there is one thing that we can always count on to calm our nerves — memes. The ‘Fake Melania Trump ...

Halloween season means the internet is being flooded with images of fake Spirit costume packages.

(KGTV) — Halloween season means the internet is being flooded with images of fake Spirit costume packages. Just to be clear, these are all fiction. One is a “Sandwich Artist” which says it ...

Fake product demos — and in particular, fake autonomous machines — date back to at least the Napoleonic age. Musk is simply repeating a trick so old, Benjamin Franklin fell for it. This ...

"AI has caused a tsunami of fake history, especially images," said Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse, a Dutch historian who debunks false claims online. "In some cases, they even make an AI version of a real ...

Raoul said you should always cross-reference what could be fake memes, pictures and videos with trusted news outlets that vet information and attribute to several reliable sources. Raoul also ...