With 150 million users in the U.S., TikTok US joins a growing number of tech companies promising to protect their platforms during the #2024Elections. tipaz.org/latest-news/e3…

A lack of content moderation and fact-checking among Spanish-language media outlets makes it easier to spread #misinformation, which may have ramifications for the #2024Elections, says Marena Gallo in a video for Dallas Morning News. tipaz.org/latest-news/kw…

Navigating #misinformation can be tricky, especially when it comes from loved ones. Check out this insightful read from The Markup on how second-generation Americans are tackling the challenge. 👉bit.ly/3SHCzx9 #LearnThenLike #StudyThenShare #PonderThenPost

An FPT University study found that university students are aware of fake news on TikTok US, with varying levels of trust in the content promoted on the platform. The authors of the study advocate for a greater need for #medialiteracy education. 👉bit.ly/42lImeK

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#Arizona has been at the center of many #misinformation claims the past few years, ABC15's The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru tells #ABC15Mornings host Kaley O'Kelley. 'If you see an election claim that creates an emotional response,' time to check it. #LearnThenLike bit.ly/494mOpS

University of Washington researchers Ryan Calo and @jevinwest express concern over the impact of AI on politics following recent deepfakes targeting voters in New Hampshire and Slovakia, warning that its quality will make it harder to detect and impact public distrust. 👉bit.ly/49jhNsX

The The New York Times reports a concerning shift in the battle against #misinformation as X dismantles fact-checking systems designed to flag false content on its platform, stirring debate on the impact of an unfiltered approach. #LearnThenLike #StudyThenShare bit.ly/3UsWnW7

Technology that rapidly spreads #disinformation threatens democracy itself, cybersecurity expert AJ Nash tells The Associated Press, saying, “I think the post-truth world may be a lot closer than we’d like to believe. What happens when no one believes anything anymore?” bit.ly/3SycCi6

The medical #disinformation movement has not shaken the confidence Canadians have in medical professionals, a Canadian Medical Association study shows. 81% of respondents trust physicians to provide credible health information, followed by pharmacists and nurses at 79%. bit.ly/3Ozsakp

A new paper from Carnegie Endowment by Jon Bateman and Dean Jackson addresses vexing solutions to society-altering #misinformation for policymakers, distilling real-world data of 10 practical and effective interventions. bit.ly/42uVRZV

BBC #disinformation reporter Marianna Spring in her podcast 'Why Do You Hate Me?' talks with a survivor of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, and why posts on a social media account made him question a horrific event he witnessed with his own eyes. bit.ly/3SRJHHm

Boston University and McGill University researchers Read -Meme Wars- and Sara Parker explain how the business model of operators like Meta, TikTok US, Snapchat and X run counter to protecting youths, whose social media use “skyrocketed” during the pandemic. 👉bit.ly/3SzKxqT

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A study by @natyaruguete Tiago Ventura Flávia Batista 🇧🇷 Ernesto Calvo 💚 et al. found that engagement with corrections of misinformation is higher and polarization influenced emotions are lower when misinformation is fact-checked with a "confirmation" frame. 👉bit.ly/48e0WXC

A new Arizona bill addresses deepfakes in election campaigns. If enacted, HB2394 gives Arizonans the right to take legal action against digital impersonation if they could prove the content was published without consent and created with deceptive intent. tipaz.org/latest-news/yg…

Diving into #META's recent earnings report, Scott Galloway raises social responsibility of tech giants, writing “they haven't, and they won't” protect our children. He urges lawmakers to regulate, replicate auto safety success. George Hahn narrates. tipaz.org/latest-news/wf…

AI-fueled #disinformation threatens trust in science, Georgetown University professor Billy Novelli says in FORTUNE, saying it is crucial for companies and individuals to prioritize truth, transparency, and awareness in the face of this evolving threat. bit.ly/49jF4LR

A study by sociology researchers Dr Stephanie Alice Baker from Anna and Michael J Walsh from @unicanberra found that influencers used stigmatization methods to spread vaccine #disinformation via memes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 👉bit.ly/4bGLkPx

Last week’s shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta prompted The Integrity Project to write on the troubling anti-science movement in an essay titled, 'When Science Becomes a Target: The Growing Threat to Scientists in the Age of Misinformation.'