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Stories and resources on #FakeNews and #MisInformation curated by Professor Leonard Apcar and students of LSU @ManshipSchool.

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Did you know that #FakewNews can even affect the economy? 💡 Check out how stock for Tesla rose 250% after fake news spread about a new lithium mining purchase HERE: electrek.co/2022/04/13/tes….

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A Colombian citizen has been arrested under the new #FakeNews LAW Moscow #Russia has implemented. ➡️ READ MORE: thedailybeast.com/colombian-nati….

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"From 09.01 to 11.08, the “voting delays” or “delays in midterm election results” narrative accumulated more than 5,000 mentions on blogs, Twitter, Reddit, in broadcast, on news sites & in other online spaces, according to Zignal Labs. " 💡 ➡️ READ MORE: politifact.com/article/2022/n…

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Beginning on Jan. 18, #FalseClaims that Greta Thunberg staged her arrest while protesting in Germany took off on social media, amassing millions of views and intensifying the debate over #ClimateChange. ⚡️ usatoday.com/story/news/fac…

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Can AI be used to spread disinformation? Research from NewsGuard looking into #ChatGPT and its ability to generate misinformation and #FakeNews articles suggests it can. ⬇️ apnews.com/article/techno…

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This article from The New York Times showed that Republicans used misleading statements about the efficacy of #Vaccines as the house debated on ending the #PublicHealthEmergency and the #VaccineMandate. 💉 nytimes.com/2023/01/31/us/…

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RESPONSE TO ⬇️ President Joe Biden’s White House statement that during Donald Trump’s presidency #ChineseSpyBalloons flew over the United States X 3 from anonymous DOD source. #Disinformation foxnews.com/politics/chine…

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READ THIS #FactCheck article from USA TODAY detailing how Instagram users are misinterpreting a January panel regarding #Moderna's timeline of making the #Covid19Vaccine. 💉 usatoday.com/story/news/fac…

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Despite rumors of the train tragedy in Ohio being a #Conspiracy or #Coverup, this #WashingtonPost article shows media coverage of the #TrainDerailment in East Palestine and points out federal help. 🚂 ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Amid #ChineseSpyBalloon controversy, a twitter account posted that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said the #SpyBalloon that flew 60K feet above ground was ‘about a mile.’ @USAToday reports that the tweet was FALSE and published a #FactCheck article! ⬇️ usatoday.com/story/news/fac…

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READ THIS ⬇️ #FactCheck article from the FactCheck.org detailing how social media accounts have misquoted Ukrainian President Zelensky’s speech from October of 2022, suggesting that #Ukraine will use nuclear weapons in #Russia. #Disinformation ⚠️ apnews.com/article/vaccin…

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Amid viral photos, the war in #Ukraine is NOT a conspiracy. 🚫 #FreeUkraine BBC News (World) debunks viral false claims in their latest article. #StopTheWar ⬇️ bbc.com/news/world-eur…

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READ➡️ USA TODAY’s #FactCheck article on an altered #Facebook video that implied #Biden said he had an #Alien encounter. 👽 usatoday.com/story/news/fac…

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The new Apple iPhone 15, set to come out later this year, is rumored to have USB-C charging in compliance with European Parliament’s ruling last year. 📱 #ChargeGate #EUUSBC #Proprietary

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#ChatGPT can create and contribute to misinformation, especially when used to #FactCheck. 💬 According to OpenAI, it “sometimes writes plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers.” READ MORE: wired.com/story/fact-che…

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From playing video games to his alleged arrest, #DeepFakes of #Trump and other public figures have flooded the internet. Recent #ArtificialIntelligence developments mean these newer varieties of fakes are easier and cheaper to generate. #TrumpIndictment

From playing video games to his alleged arrest, #DeepFakes of #Trump and other public figures have flooded the internet. Recent #ArtificialIntelligence  developments mean these newer varieties of fakes are easier and cheaper to generate. #TrumpIndictment
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NewsGuard found that 25 Twitter Blue verified accounts were responsible for 141 tweets containing false, misleading, & unsubstantiated claims in one week. These tweets were viewed nearly 27M times and received more than 760K likes and retweets during this period. Read our full

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This manipulated tweet was made to look like comedian, Norm MacDonald, predicted the #SchoolShooting in #Nashville back in 2016. ⬇️ CHECK IT OUT: x.com/realstewpeters….

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#FactCheck: The claim that #mRNA #Vaccines are being used in livestock in the U.S. to vaccinate people through food supply is FALSE. ⬇️ #Misinformation factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33…

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A #DeepFake VIDEO of Joe Biden announcing a draft for the war in #Ukraine is circulating. WATCH OUT. 👀 THEY ARE GETTING MORE BELIEVABLE. ⬇️ x.com/ThePatriotOasi…