The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel writes of an increasingly disassociated social media audience fueled by echo chamber algorithms that believes the AI images and videos and false narratives surrounding the recent hurricane disasters in the Southeast.
The Atlantic
Comments made by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were selectively emphasized by right-wing media, particularly Fox News, in support of a false claim that FEMA was out of money and funds were being diverted to immigrants.
The Washington Post
In the wake of Hurricane Helene — and amidst the tragedy, disruption, and uncertainty — rumors emerged about how the 2024 election will be affected, drawing widespread attention in part because of the storm’s impact on swing states like Georgia and North Carolina.
Center for an Informed Public
A new false narrative has emerged on social media, accusing the U.S. government and military of intentionally mishandling the response to Hurricane Helene. Retired Lt. General Michael Flynn amplified this false claim, asserting "weather manipulation" was behind the storm
Mother Jones
All 15 Arizona counties have passed tests conducted by the Secretary of State’s Office to verify the accuracy of voting equipment ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
KJZZ 91.5 FM
Elon Musk is using his social media network to spread election conspiracy theories about U.S. disasters — just as online falsehoods are complicating the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
POLITICO
With Donald Trump pulling out of his 60 Minutes interview tonight, we'll turn to a different Republican who is paying the price for Trump's claims of a stolen 2020 election. Stephen Richer helps administer voting in Maricopa County, Arizona.
CBS News / 60 Minutes
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Sunday that the federal government needs to do its part to inform Americans of the vast swath of election misinformation that's being consumed on social media platforms like X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
CBS News / Face the Nation
It’s early October and the 2024 U.S. general election is kicking into high gear. Registration efforts are ongoing, with deadlines approaching in some states. Mail-in ballots are being printed in some locations, and are already out the door in others.
Center for an Informed Public
Avery Dull left her apartment in Hendersonville, N.C., with her baby daughter a day after she made a TikTok showing brown floodwater from Hurricane Helene swelling beneath her second-floor balcony. Staying with friends two hours away, and with her life in limbo, Dull has been spending a lot of time online.
National Public Radio
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff issued a letter to major social media executives this week demanding they reveal how they will combat "misinformation" and "disinformation" in the 2024 election.
Fox News
A website called Savannah Time describes itself as “your trusted source for conservative news and perspectives in the vibrant city of Savannah.” Another site, NioThinker, wants to be “your go-to destination for insightful, progressive news.”
The New York Times
Watch the video recording of 'Water in a News Desert: The Reinvention of Local News' presented by The Integrity Project in its entirety, originally aired live on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
The Integrity Project
Misinformation and disinformation can be a threat to our democracy. It can divide communities. It can make it harder for people to make informed choices — at the ballot box, at the grocery store and at the doctor's office.
National Public Radio / Life Kit
A team of researchers call into question the conclusions of a widely reported study that found that Meta's algorithms successfully filtered out untrustworthy news surrounding the 2020 election and were not major drivers of misinformation.
Phys.org
Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North Carolina, one of the most-populous areas of a state that’s increasingly viewed as crucial to the 2024 presidential contest.
NBC News / CNBC
This summer, Stephen Richer, the county recorder in Maricopa County, Ariz., ran for re-election as an unabashedly pro-democracy Republican. That was a bold stance in Maricopa, which had been overrun by baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 and 2022 elections.
TIME
Russian disinformation continues to poison U.S. politics via our social media platforms. As the tactics grow more sophisticated, our best defense may be building resilience rather than hoping to eliminate it.
Bloomberg Opinion
In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous.
CBS News / KFF Health News
In a Sep. 17 blog post, Google announced that, in the coming months, metadata in search, images, and ads will indicate whether an image was photographed with a camera, edited in Photoshop, or created with AI. The company joins other tech companies, including Adobe, in labeling AI-generated images.
TechRepublic
