Bogus videos from the hurricanes are going viral. Here’s how to spot old and fabricated footage online.
As Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s west coast, dozens of misleading or AI-generated videos spread on social media, racking up millions of views across platforms. One video, falsely said to show Milton, was actually filmed from a 2021 nor’easter in Massachusetts. Another montage, which had 1.5 million views on X, contained AI-generated footage. This image from […]
Commentary: UK far-right riots show online propagandists know how to work their audience
FINDING THE LOST Fact-checking is not useless, but it doesn’t resolve the central problem. Better to identify the silos, and work with their members. We could water down the messaging being sent out to the people causing unrest on the streets with other, better sources. We might even block some of the networks that deliver […]
How to spot misinformation: 5 tips from CBS News Confirmed
3 tips to spot misinformation online 3 tips to spot misinformation online 02:21 There’s a lot of misleading information online, so how do you know what to trust? When you find something new, especially around a major news story, pause and consider these tips from CBS News Confirmed. Check the source First, consider the source. […]
ChatGPT gave incorrect answers to questions about how to vote in battleground states
A CBS News investigation found ChatGPT gave incorrect or incomplete answers to some questions about how to vote in battleground states ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The artificial intelligence chatbot, one of several popular large language model (LLM) products that can generate written language, also gave incorrect or incomplete information about elections set […]