Over the past decade, the number of Arizona schools whose kindergarteners are protected from an outbreak has dropped by half. Now, only one in three schools in the state has "herd immunity," or enough vaccinated children to stop the disease from spreading.
The Arizona Republic / AZCentral.com
From fabricated media reports to content misrepresented as coming from brands or government agencies, false claims have focused on supposed terrorist threats and security risks, Paris’ alleged lack of preparedness, and the presumed lack of popularity of the Games, seemingly aiming at undermining trust in the Games and the authorities organizing them.
NewsGuard
The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election.
The Associated Press
The U.S. Senate last week advanced sweeping legislation aimed at protecting children and teens online, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan test vote that put it on track for passage as soon as this week. But the fate of the package remains uncertain in the House, where free speech concerns and a fierce lobbying effort by the technology industry are threatening to complicate its path to enactment.
The New York Times
AI chatbot Grok from platform X has been caught erroneously telling voters that the U.S. presidential ballot is finalized in eight states, when it has not, sowing doubt and confusion.
PC Magazine
As the world turned digital, people were quick to drop their Sunday papers and pick up their smartphones for news. Advertisers followed suit as digital platforms became more valuable real estate than print newspapers, leaving California news outlets desperate to find ways to stay profitable and relevant.
Los Angeles Times
Despite the economic and environmental benefits wind energy projects can bring to rural areas, such as millions in local revenue and the decommissioning of outmoded forms of energy production, more than 25 percent of proposals stall or are stopped by health, safety and financial #misinformation from opposition groups.
The Associated Press
Amid the craziest news cycle in recent memory, AI-generated deepfakes have yet to become the huge truth catastrophe that experts warned would be coming.
Axios
When audience members during an event at the Republican National Convention were asked on Monday to raise their hand if they thought these images were artificially generated, several participants were able to correctly guess which images were real, while some were left stumped.
CNN
Within minutes of President Joe Biden endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on the Democratic Party’s ticket on Sunday, the internet crackled with lies, altered photos and other misleading claims about Harris.
CNN
Voters in Midwestern states are seeing ads railing against President Biden’s gas car ban. But there’s one catch: the Biden administration hasn’t prohibited gas-powered vehicles. That’s not stopping fossil fuel industry groups and former President Donald Trump from targeting swing state voters with warnings of car bans.
Georgia Public Radio / NPR
This month, the U.S. Department of Justice shut down nearly 1,000 pro-Russia social media bots masquerading as American citizens. Their goal was to promote stories that showed Russia and President Vladimir Putin in a favorable light while sowing discord here in the U.S.
The Excerpt / USA Today
Many sources compete for attention online, including partisan blogs and bogus sites posing as legitimate news organizations. It can be tough to know what information to trust. So, what does “credibility” look like, and how can you recognize it?
News Literacy Project
To fight disinformation in a chaotic election year, Ruth Quint, a volunteer for a nonpartisan civic group in Pennsylvania, is relying on tactics both extensively studied and frequently deployed. Many of them, however, may also be futile.
New York Times
The aftermath of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was chaotic as officials, rally attendees, and online audiences tried to make sense of a dynamic and, at times, conflicting information space.
Center for an Informed Public
The assassination attempt that narrowly missed Donald Trump at a campaign rally on July 13 has prompted a deluge of misinformation and disinformation online. Predictably, the unique circumstances of the shooting that left one dead and others injured has led to wild conjecture.
TIME
As social media promulgates the usual kind of unsubstantiated and ill-informed theories about the shooting of former President Trump, one post being circulated attempts to implicate Arizona State University. In response to all this nonsense, I would like to caution everyone once again about believing the things you read on social media.
Arizona State University
Within minutes of the gunfire, the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump spawned a vast sea of claims — some outlandish, others contradictory — reflecting the frightening uncertainties of the moment as well as America’s fevered, polarized political climate.
The Associated Press
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is paying more attention to the security risks of climate change, along with warming's implications in the Arctic, a new report shows.
Axios
Social media posts are sharing a video of the Federal Reserve building in Washington as evidence that the US central bank has no money. But the 2023 clip shows a white construction fence installed for renovation work, and economists say the Fed has wide-ranging powers that make it virtually impossible to run out of cash.
Agence France-Presse
