Misinformation

You can trick Google's AI Overviews into explaining made-up idioms
Google AI misinterprets fake idioms, highlighting AI's ongoing hallucination issue.

Doctored clip falsely claims Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta announced new bid for presidency
AI deepfake claims Kenyatta's 2027 run; Fact-checked false.

US shuts office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
State Dept shuts down disinfo office, citing free speech concerns

Image of Kenya’s Mike Sonko with Chinese investors unrelated to Vietnam death row inmate
Kenya appeals Nduta death sentence; Sonko denies Vietnam mercy mission

Fewer California kindergarten students immunized against measles last year, new data show
California sees decline in kindergarten measles vaccinations, raising public health concerns.


Millions spent by Biden on COVID 'vaccine hesitancy' campaign slashed by Trump NIH: report
NIH to terminate vaccine hesitancy grants, shifts funding priorities


Social Media Literacy Still Lacking – Could That Change?
Social media literacy urged for youth amid misinformation rise


Kristi Noem’s Bold Reset For CISA: A Return To Cybersecurity Duties
Noem aims to refocus CISA, sparking cybersecurity strategy debate amid Biden's expanded mission.


Meta oversight co-chair says the company looks like it’s ‘buckling to political pressure’ by ending fact-checking program | CNN Business
Meta ends fact-checking, sparks political bias debate


Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program | CNN
Brazil demands Meta explain fact-check changes amid policy concerns


Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy | CNN Politics
Trump's false claims on California wildfires and FEMA funds debunked


Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business
Meta overhauls moderation, sparks controversy with speech policy changes


Apple urged to remove new AI feature after falsely summarizing news reports | CNN Business
Apple's new AI feature mistakenly summarized a BBC report, leading to false information being attributed to the outlet. Reporters Without Borders criticized the technology's unreliability and called for its removal to protect media integrity.

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