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Apr 26 2024
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Naperville News Digest: Daughters of the American Revolution present annual Naperville award; League of Women Voters holding program on ‘mis/disinformation’
The Fort Payne chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, based in Naperville, has presented scholarships and awards to numerous people in the community. They include: • Saishreyas Peddainti, a senior at Waubonsie Valley High School, and Sophie Lin, a senior at Neuqua Valley High School, received the Daniel Webster Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship given to students
Chicago TribuneApr 09 2024
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Pair targeted NY's Black voters with disinformation in 2020. Now it'll cost them.
Two right-wing activists who led a disinformation campaign ahead of the 2020 election to discourage thousands of Black voters in New York and other states from voting by mail have agreed to pay a settlement of up to $1.25 million, Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday. The effort, which deployed robocalls in the months ahead of the election, included threatening Black voters by falsely
GothamistMar 25 2024
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Justice Department warns of election misinformation 'rabbit holes'
Calling elections workers “first responders of democracy…” federal prosecutors vowed to continue pursuing every threat reported to their office. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video PHOENIX — There is more fallout from threats made against Arizona elections officials, as the Justice Department announced Monday an Ohio man will serve
12NewsApr 03 2024
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As Norway approaches EV milestone, drivers in Ireland fall prey to 'misinformation'
The EV winter is continuing to take a grip on the global car market, as high prices and poor infrastructure continue to put off the next wave of electric customers. Norway though, doesn’t appear to have gotten the message. The wealthy Scandinavian country is close to cracking a major milestone in EV uptake as electric-powered cars come for the mantle of petrol engines and new car registrations
FortuneMar 21 2024
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Dublin Students Create App To Combat Bias, Misinformation
DUBLIN, CA — Four Dublin High School students won second place in Congressman Mark DeSaulnier’s Congressional App Challenge with Politica AI , an extension and website that helps readers recognize political biases and misinformation in articles they read. DHS students Rohan Vij, Ayush Garg, Jimin Lim, and Mohit Varikuti used a large language model sensitive to existing media biases to create
Patch.comApr 06 2024
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Anonymous users, trolls spreading misinformation rampant in online right-wing discussions
NEW YORK — The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of them crucial to the presidential contest. “Extremely concerning,” X owner Elon Musk replied twice to the
The OregonianApr 09 2024
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R.I. official says GOP Senate candidate is spreading ‘misinformation’ about voter data
Morgan — one of two Republicans running for the seat held by Democratic US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — posted a message on X on Thursday, saying, “Democrats wouldn’t work so hard to pervert our elections if they were confident the voters liked how they are running our state!” But Deputy Secretary of State Rob Rock is accusing Morgan of spreading “misinformation” about the Election
The Boston GlobeMar 18 2024
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Misinformation Watch: Did Jeffrey Epstein Kill Himself?
In August 2019, wealthy financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center of New York (MCC NY). Epstein was awaiting trial for federal charges of sex trafficking minors and facing up to 45 years in prison.
Allegedly found hanging in his cell, Epstein’s death was officially ruled a suicide by New York’s Chief Medical
Quinn PoseleyMar 29 2024
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Gov Noem Signs ‘Med Ed’ Bill to Combat Abortion Misinformation
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed a first-of-its-kind “Med Ed” bill this week designed to combat abortion misinformation and provide guidance to healthcare workers in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. The bill, HB 1224, was sponsored by state Reps. Taylor Rehfeldt, Jon Hansen, Oren Lesmeister, Sen. Erin Tobin, and 26 other lawmakers and establishes materials for medical
Breitbart NewsApr 05 2024
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Microsoft says a China-backed group is using AI misinformation to sway foreign elections
Microsoft is sounding the alarm about China’s use of AI to create misinformation campaigns and sway foreign elections. Microsoft Threat Intelligence released a report Friday saying that China “will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content that benefits their positions” ahead of high-profile elections in the U.S., South Korea, and India. The company’s team of cyberthreat experts
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