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Fake news, social media, and "The Death of Truth"
As disinformation and conspiracy theories proliferate online in algorithm-fueled chaos, artificial intelligence is making it even harder for us to tell fact from fiction, spelling trouble for our impending election.
Social media companies exercise only limited control, permitting lies, fake news and intentionally divisive content to proliferate. In an indictment unsealed on Wednesday, the Department of Justice alleged that Russian nationals funneled millions of dollars to an American media company that paid right-wing influencers for videos pushing narratives favorable to the Kremlin. The Biden administration also accused Russia of using fake news sites designed to covertly spread Russian propaganda in an attempt to interfere with the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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