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The Economist· 2025-08-09 11:20
Moldova’s president and her party are being targeted by disinformation campaigns. In an interview with The Economist, Maia Sandu lists this as one of ten types of electoral interference orchestrated by Russia https://t.co/peTWhRiA1V ...
'Flatly untrue': Morning Joe fact checks Trump's claims about job numbers before 2024 election
MSNBC· 2025-08-04 11:48
And and again, will the word will the numbers be revised. Yeah, they're always revised one way or the other. And they've they've been revised between, you know, during Barack Obama's term term, Joe Biden's term, Donald Trump's first term.It happens all the time. I will say Catty K though again um we they're front page New York Times. There's a talking in the second term talk about playing with the facts and the rise of authoritarianism.And we can have that debate and a lot of people certainly deeply concern ...
Navigating misinformation from Gaza as Israel restricts access for journalists
MSNBC· 2025-07-29 21:15
fellow and Israeli writer Hen Mazig and Hen obviously there is tremendous suffering in Gaza right now there's no denying it and we are seeing the images of it uh there's a flood of the content coming in online you are watching social media all the time and you caution that two things can be true at the same time we talk about this you can know that there's real suffering and have incredible empathy and demand a change and also know that there is viral disinformation out there what are you seeing in the land ...
X @Mike Benz
Mike Benz· 2025-07-28 02:45
RT Allum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari)The UK & US governments paid over $10m to YouTubers for covert foreign propaganda.Central and Eastern Europe were key targets.At least one election influence attempt has been confirmed in Slovakia.All in the name of "countering disinformation."Details below 🧵👇 ...
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Mike Benz· 2025-07-28 02:45
RT Allum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari)Secret, undisclosed influence campaign ✅The influencers involved are still undisclosed✅The narratives are still undisclosed ✅Election interference ✅"Countering Disinformation" ✅Russia! Russia! Russia! ✅UK-led influence campaign ✅USAID funding ✅ https://t.co/WVaIYfgATo ...
X @Mike Benz
Mike Benz· 2025-07-28 02:45
RT Allum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari)The pretexts for this influence campaign are very familiar."Building resilience to disinformation.""Countering Russia." https://t.co/u4i9khfkcb ...
X @Mike Benz
Mike Benz· 2025-07-27 00:25
The people who lie their ass off for a living in the UK are planning to give themselves the power to ban anyone who calls out their lies from running for officeAllum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari):UK Regional Government Plans "Disinformation" Bans on CandidatesYou thought the Online Safety Act was bad?The government of Wales plans to ban political candidates for "deliberate deception."The bill's champion says "we must defend democracy from the enemies of democracy." https://t.co/LX6vca42UQ ...
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Mike Benz· 2025-07-27 00:21
RT Allum Bokhari (@AllumBokhari)UK Regional Government Plans "Disinformation" Bans on CandidatesYou thought the Online Safety Act was bad?The government of Wales plans to ban political candidates for "deliberate deception."The bill's champion says "we must defend democracy from the enemies of democracy." ...
Why Sustainable Journalism Matters Now More Than Ever | Minodora Sălcudean | TEDxChouaibDoukkaliU
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-22 16:09
So dear friends, dear colleagues, my speech today is a great chance to advocate not only for quality and responsible journalism but also for the for the necessity imperative necessity of its sustainability. In what follows I uh will use a short form of this idea. I will say QR journalism is not a new concept.Uh it's just a way to simplify my my speech today. Maybe in the world today are millions such speeches about journalism. But I don't care. I don't think they are enough.And beside that, I come here in f ...
How we get tricked by big data | Alicia Margono | TEDxUBC
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-10 15:30
Data Analysis & Critical Thinking - Flawed data leads to flawed actions, impacting companies, workplaces, governments, and institutions [6] - Critical thinking about data is essential for inclusive, empowering, and accurate actions [7] - Data gaps occur when information is missed or the right questions aren't asked to the right people [9] - Confirmation bias and pre-existing beliefs can skew the interpretation of data [13][14] - Biases in data creation and sharing can lead to skewed actions [14][17] - Overwhelming volume of data can lead to reliance on easily accessible but inaccurate data points [18] Data Manipulation & Misinformation - Disinformation involves deliberately manipulating data to serve specific interests [25] - Media moguls can significantly impact narratives and public perception [26] - AI can amplify existing data flaws and create new ones [31] Examples of Data Flaws - The myth that carrots provide night vision originated from a British propaganda campaign [3][4] - Car crash test mannequins primarily based on male body proportions lead to higher injury rates for women (40-70% more likely to be moderately to seriously injured) [7][8][10] - A 2014 report incorrectly stated 3,000 kidnappings in Nigeria when the actual number was around 300 [20] - Human trafficking affects 40 to 50 million people, representing 05% of the global population [22]