Citing trusted news brands increases confidence in AI responses, UK Ipsos survey finds
A UK Ipsos survey for AOP finds that trust in cited news brands strongly shapes trust in AI-generated answers.
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AI fake news network invents the collapse of 47 local Alabama newspapers
A mysterious website used artificial intelligence to fabricate a detailed story about the death of dozens of local Alabama newspapers.
NewsGuard and Pangram are building an AI slop detector as content farms multiply
NewsGuard has flagged 3,000+ AI content farms and is now using AI itself to fight them.
Ars Technica pulls story after discovering AI hallucinated quotes
Ars Technica's AI reporter used AI tools to extract quotes, got hallucinated text, and violated outlet policy in cautionary tale for newsrooms.
The worst thing AI did to misinformation was make it ordinary
AI is making scams and bad info routine. Journalists can't chase every lie, but they can teach people how to verify.
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BBC shuts down social media investigations unit as AI disinformation surges
BBC Trending exposed AI-generated Holocaust scams on Facebook recently before being cut.
AI-generated Venezuela videos reveal a darker truth about disinformation
The problem isn't that people were fooled. It's that they didn't care.
Journalists scramble as AI-generated images beat official photos to publication
Fact-checkers and journalists are losing ground to synthetic images during breaking news events.
Grok’s deepfake crisis shows why 2026 is the year of ‘breaking verification’
As Musk's AI generates fake explicit images on demand, newsrooms face a new imperative: proving what's real.
AP launches verification dashboard combining AI and traditional tools
Platform aims to streamline content authentication for newsrooms fighting misinformation.