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EU makes AI labels mandatory on authentic-looking images, audio and text

August 3, 2026

Starting August 2, companies must mark synthetic content designed to look real with visible AI labels and digital watermarks or face fines.

July 28, 2026

Qwoted says it is removing fake and AI-written PR accounts as fabricated experts reach major news outlets.

July 28, 2026

A UK Ipsos survey for AOP finds that trust in cited news brands strongly shapes trust in AI-generated answers.

July 6, 2026

A mysterious website used artificial intelligence to fabricate a detailed story about the death of dozens of local Alabama newspapers.

March 17, 2026

NewsGuard has flagged 3,000+ AI content farms and is now using AI itself to fight them.

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February 23, 2026

Ars Technica's AI reporter used AI tools to extract quotes, got hallucinated text, and violated outlet policy in cautionary tale for newsrooms.

February 17, 2026

AI is making scams and bad info routine. Journalists can't chase every lie, but they can teach people how to verify.

January 28, 2026

BBC Trending exposed AI-generated Holocaust scams on Facebook recently before being cut.

January 8, 2026

The problem isn't that people were fooled. It's that they didn't care.

January 7, 2026

Fact-checkers and journalists are losing ground to synthetic images during breaking news events.