The researchers conclude by highlighting open research challenges in the area of fake news detection. In 2017, two-thirds of U.S. adults get news from social media, a 5 percent jump over 2016 ...

A fake news article could be produced by selectively editing facts, including people’s names, dates or statistics. An article could also be completely fabricated with made-up events or people.

By the same token, there are AI systems that are designed to detect if a face is genuine or a deep fake. Before the detection begins, we all need to agree on what a lie looks like if we are to ...

Now, with $300,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation, the duo is working to build a model that could be used to detect fake news before it hits social media newsfeeds. As part of their ...

A 2022 News Guard study took a survey of more than 540 videos on the platform on topics like the Russia-Ukraine War, Covid-19 vaccines and the 2020 election. Researchers found nearly 20% of the ...

Ultimately, these results suggest that blind faith in AI detection can weaken journalistic rigor and could lead to the spread of false or misleading information. The Takeaway for Newsrooms. These ...

Like President Obama, the American people are concerned by the spread of fake news. According to a Pew Research Center poll, 64% believe fake news is causing “a great deal of confusion” about ...

“Fake news”-style misinformation is only a fraction of what deceives voters. Fighting misinformation will require holding political elites and mainstream media accountable So should everyone ...