Humanity: We have a problem with #misinformation!
#AI: Hold my beer!
#ArtificialIntelligence #LLMs
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-search-engines-give-incorrect-answers-at-an-alarming-60-rate-study-says/
misinformation
"One of the strangest dynamics of modern politics is that the richest man in the world chooses to get his information from grifting ignoramuses on social media."
Anyone with an ounce of intelligence understands that, when making decisions, good information is like intellectual gold dust."
~ Brian Klaas
#Musk #Trump #SocialMedia #disinformation #misinformation
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https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/knowingness-and-the-politics-of-ignorance-deb
The #NewYorkTimes has been sane-washing pathological fascists for 100 years.
#journalism #fascism #Trump #Hitler #Nazis #misinformation #auspol
Canada’s immigration process is increasingly digitized, but that can make if difficult to navigate
#Canada #Immigration #DigitalMigration #Misinformation #DigitalDivide #SkilledMigrants #Settlement #MigrationPolicy #Newcomers #DigitalBarriers #Migrants
https://the-14.com/canadas-immigration-process-is-increasingly-digitized-but-that-can-make-if-difficult-to-navigate/
If you cease to measure or discuss something it no longer exists:
The US Department of Agriculture eliminated two committees on food safety, the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, with "... an annual combined budget of $300,000 for staff support and travel reimbursement..."
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/usda-eliminates-two-food-safety-advisory-committees-members-say-2025-03-07/
h/t @jgkoomey
https://mastodon.energy/@jgkoomey/114132614995903810
#USDA #PublicHealth #FoodSafety #misinformation #disinformation
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NEW: The Minerva Research Initiative, established by the #Pentagon to fund social science relevant to national security, is being gutted. Dozens of researchers studying threats from #extremist groups, #misinformation or climate change have received notices that their grants are being terminated.
"State and local authorities in West Texas have not yet enacted more significant measures that other places have adopted during outbreaks, like excluding unvaccinated students from school before they are exposed, or enforcing quarantine after exposure."
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/28/texas-measles-abbott-lawmakers-response
#PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #vaccinations #immunizations #Texas #txlege #misinformation #disinformation
‘Dark ads’ challenge truth and our democracy
#World #Politics #DarkAds #Misinformation #AI #Elections #DigitalManipulation #PoliticalAds #TruthInAdvertising #Democracy #Challenge #Truth
https://the-14.com/dark-ads-challenge-truth-and-our-democracy/
How to erect effective defenses against manipulation? Researchers are working on psychological “vaccine” against propaganda and misinformation.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13555
#news #manipulation #propaganda #fakenews #misinformation #trump #musk #elonmusk
from now on i have a very simple way to deal with this:
#terfs
#vatnik
#antivaxxers
#misinformation
#antiscience
#nonsense
anything in the line of #berniebros #jimmydore #jillstein #jeffreysachs #natehagens #caitlynjohnstone #tulsigabbart #jembendell - tin foil hat #russian #lunatic #querfront type of shit - or even remotely adjacent to it
will be blocked on sight. it is the only reason i block people. but it will be terminal.
shame that you even have to say that on the #fediverse
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🧵Persuading others who support the right wing extremist views can be challenging, but it's possible through thoughtful, empathetic communication and evidence-based arguments.
Here are some approaches to help foster understanding and shift perspectives: 1)
#farright #rightwing #Facist #Liberal #conservative #Libertarianism #Libertarian #totalitarianism #Counterview #misinformation
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Why social media fact-checking promised too much
#SocialMedia #FactChecking #CommunityModeration #Business #Misinformation #FalseChecking #MediaTrust #TechPolicy #MediaLiteracy #Conspiracies #X #Twitter #Meta #FactChecking #FalseChecking #CommunityNotes
https://the-14.com/why-social-media-fact-checking-promised-too-much/
UK newspaper The Independent warns that Donald Trump's #misinformation about Ukraine and Zelensky threatens democracy and empowers authoritarian regimes. His distorted narratives risk global stability, calling for a strong response from leaders and the media.
Confronting Trump’s disinformation is essential to defending democratic values. Leaders like Keir Starmer set an example by standing firmly with #Ukraine. Silence only strengthens dangerous narratives.
Let's not be Russian Puppets.
Reading this article has reminded me to be more careful with my info sources.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-22/russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-german-election/104929916
Double check sources by going *directly* to the news outlets and public people you trust (don't just rely on the appearance of a byline).
If something seems so juicy, you feel the angry part of yourself wants to believe it easily, double check before sharing.
Gather extra opinions/reactions/sources, especially if one group or person from a marginalised community suddenly seems to be escalating or changing the message. For example, if you start seeing a few trans people or groups saying there are no gay kids, only trans, that's fake - go check a trans friendly institution or peer support group.
(Think back to when black twitter accounts started telling black people not to vote - most of those accounts turned out to be fake.)
And most important: make yourself a list of good sources *now*. Have direct links to check so you don't have to rely on search results. Make sure you know people online who can be a reality-reference. This means increasing the diversity of your social media follows and news sources.
I'm also going to try to be more open about when I'm puzzled, even if it shows up my ignorance or unrealised biases.
#propaganda #news #InformationWar #disinformation #misinformation
Gina Rinehart, owner of Hancock Prospecting and the person responsible for the unnecessary & outdated push for nuclear in Australia through Peter Dutton, has been caught on two counts of misleading the public with false claims.
#FossilFuels #Corruption #Misinformation #AusPol #News #CurrentEvents
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Countering #misinformation isn’t just about the facts—it’s about how those facts spread through social networks and communities. #Science being right isn’t enough; it must be accepted within social circles to make an impact. https://theconversation.com/address-249121 #scicomm
Trump’s lurking assault on Canada rests on endless lies and irrational populism
#Canada #Trump #USA #TradeWar #Populism #Politics #Tariffs #USCanada #Economy #Misinformation #Nationalism
#TrumpTariffs #IrrationalPopulism #CanadaUSA #Lies #One
https://the-14.com/trumps-lurking-assault-on-canada-rests-on-endless-lies-and-irrational-populism/
Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community, a social scientist argues.
From @ConversationUS: "It’s not enough for science to be right — it has to be accepted within people’s social circles to have any meaningful impact."
Russian-linked online disinformation networks are spreading faked warnings of terrorist attacks in Germany ahead of this month's election in an apparent attempt to sow fear and depress voter turnout. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/13/world/politics/russian-bots-german-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #socialmedia #misinformation #germany #x #afd
"Critical ignoring" as a strategy to control and immunize one's information environment (Kozyreva et al., 2023) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/09637214221121570
Such a useful frame for something I've long practised but didn't have a good term for before
#information #research #psychology #DigitalLiteracy #CriticalThinking #science #CogSci #misinformation #disinformation #internet #reading
On January 28, Elon Musk was the source of the false information that the USAID had transferred 50 million dollars to fund condoms for Gaza, something which Musk suspected was funding HAMAS.
This claim was used by the Trump administration to justify their freeze on foreign aid.
But it was not true. The USAID had spent 50 million dollars on delivering condoms for Mozambique to combat the spread of AIDS.
Mozambique is a southern African country, some 6,000 km. from Gaza.
Seems familiar:
"Hugenberg practiced what he called Katastrophenpolitk, 'the politics of catastrophe,' by which he sought to polarize public opinion and the political parties with incendiary news stories, some of them Fabrikationen—entirely fabricated articles intended to cause confusion and outrage."
#Nutrition advice is rife with #misinformation. A medical education specialist explains how to tell valid health information from pseudoscience: https://theconversation.com/nutrition-advice-is-rife-with-misinformation-a-medical-education-specialist-explains-how-to-tell-valid-health-information-from-pseudoscience-246478 #publichealth
Putting DeepSeek to the test: how its performance compares against other AI tools
#AI #DeepSeek #Science #Tech #LLM #Chatbot #Technology #Innovation #ArtificialIntelligence #Censorship #TechNews #Misinformation #MachineLearning #AI_Tools
https://the-14.com/putting-deepseek-to-the-test-how-its-performance-compares-against-other-ai-tools/
AI-powered scams using deepfakes are evolving rapidly, pushing experts to urge heightened vigilance in online security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/world/society/deepfakes-internet-users-alert/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #deepfakes #ai #misinformation #propaganda #china #us #europe #russia #chatgpt #openai #verizon #intel #onlinescams #phishing #malware