Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the European Parliament.
A new study by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) has identified four important steps in mitigating digital threats to elections.
A new report has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale.
The United States has uncovered an AI-powered information operation run from Russia involving about 1,000 accounts posing as Americans.
Stakeholders at GlobalFact 11 have criticised tech platforms for their insufficient efforts in combating misinformation and disinformation globally.
Fact-checkers have called on the public to support fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, online threats etc.
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".
The Verdict: False
The law removed the need for notarization of consent, not the need for consent, as the false post claims.
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say, "If Russia does not agree to the terms of the peace summit, we will force it to surrender"? No, that's not true: The comments attributed to her come from a falsified Russian translation of what she said in English at the Ukraine Peace Summit held in Switzerland in June 2024. While Meloni has strongly criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine, no credible sources report her saying that Russia should be forced to surrender.
Because the photograph was digitally edited to include Zelenskyy and Zelenska, we have rated this claim as "Fake."
The TinEye reverse-image search tool showed that the original photograph [with stacks of money] depicted Floyd Mayweather, a former professional boxer.