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Misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, and fake news

Learn how to identify and avoid misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, and fake news.

What is AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI): the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.

Source: Britannica

What is AI? Everyone thinks they know but no one can agree. And that’s a problem. (MIT Technology Review)
What is AI, how does it work and what can it be used for? (BBC)

Artificial Intelligence in the news

AI and disinformation

See How Chatbots Can Be Taught to Spew Disinformation
The New York Times demonstrates how chatbots can be taught to create political messages that include disinformation. (Warning: Graphic language)
How generative AI is boosting the spread of disinformation and propaganda (MIT Technology Review)

Fact-checking images and videos

How to use your phone to spot fake images
From the Poynter Institute, questions to ask and tools you can use to fact check online images.
RevEye Reverse Image Search
A Chrome plug-in that can do a reverse image search.
TinEye
A website and plug-in that helps identify the original source of an image.

How to verify viral social media videos from The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

Last Updated: Nov 6, 2024 9:54 AM
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