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Political ad transparency – who’s paying for ads and whether candidates stand behind them – is well-regulated for TV and radio. Online, not so much.
You’ve heard of debunking, but what about prebunking? Getting ahead of misinformation can pay off, but it’s not a silver bullet.
On June 28, Iranians will pick a new president. Relations with the West have been a key campaign issue.
Not for the first time the US government has harmed public health in developing countries with covert ops.
We’ve tried to take a clear-eyed view of the pros and cons to help governments decide how to move forward.
Technology could come to the rescue, protecting the integrity of elections.
Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.
Deepfakes and disinformation are on the rise as the world faces the ‘biggest election year in history’. But AI doesn’t have to spell the end of democracy.
Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south.
Is most of the content on the internet fake? Here’s what the dead internet theory really means – and why we should be warier of how we’re manipulated for profit and political gain.
Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
Understanding how to spot a bot is essential, especially for anyone voting in an election.
As technology has advanced, AI-generated deepfakes have become more convincing.
Using disinformation to sway elections is nothing new. Powerful new AI tools, however, threaten to give the deceptions unprecedented reach.
How do we distinguish between valuable information from legitimate health experts, and pseudoscientific nonsense from unscrupulous wellness influencers?
Russian disinformation expert Ilya Yablokov tells The Conversation Weekly podcast about the president’s shifting relationship with conspiracy theories.
Third-party fact checking appears to be in decline around the world - and Australia is not immune.
The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
Low tech or hi-tech, the next year will determine how much action nations take on election interference.
Top contributors
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
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Associate Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
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Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
