Tag: Fake News

AI and the Fake News Epidemic

AI and the Fake News Epidemic

With digital technology advancing at exponential rates and the current media landscape relying heavily on digital technology for information flow, the growing use of artificial intelligence to create fake news and false images puts the integrity of current news sourcing at a higher risk. The ability to alter and manipulate video footage allows misinformation to […]

Fact-Check Fatigue: Are We Numb to Truth in the Age of Infinite Spin?

Fact-Check Fatigue: Are We Numb to Truth in the Age of Infinite Spin?

Fact-checking was supposed to be our guide through a sea of misinformation. These groups promised a new era of truth in public conversation. But two decades later, the results are the opposite: trust in institutions hasn’t gone up, it’s plummeted. The constant search for the “unassailable fact” has ironically made the public more cynical and […]

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