NewsGuard Editorial Director Eric Effron writes in #RealityCheck that unlabeled satire that is presented as news is deepening our political divide. “Let’s agree that if you are going to fashion yourself as a satirist, acknowledge that you are in the satire business and at least try to be funny,” Effron writes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ef2jF_pN
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NewsGuard counters #misinformation on behalf of news consumers, brands and democracies--including with trust ratings for news sites, in your browser.
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- http://www.newsguardtech.com
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
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Today, NewsGuard launched its European Parliamentary Elections Misinformation Tracking Center. NewsGuard has found that false and misleading narratives gaining significant traction have taken aim at the following: - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - EU laws, regulations, and proposals - Agriculture in the EU - EU voting procedures The Tracking Center includes summaries and debunks of some of the top election-related myths identified by NewsGuard’s team of journalists. NewsGuard will continue to track false and misleading information targeting the EU, including after the vote. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eW-2N9vp
European Parliamentary Elections Misinformation Tracking Center - NewsGuard
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In a new Special Report, NewsGuard discovered 167 Russian disinformation websites that appear to be part of a network masquerading as independent local U.S. news publishers. The man behind the Russian propaganda network is former Florida deputy sheriff John Mark Dougan. Dougan’s propaganda network is supplying disinformation to a global audience of more than 37 million people and has duped multiple U.S. Congress people into believing that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky purchased two seven-figure luxury yachts using Western aid money to Ukraine. Dougan also threatened NewsGuard co-CEO Steven Brill in a now-deleted YouTube video, and called Brill’s unlisted phone number impersonating an FBI agent. Brill details these experiences in his coming book “The Death of Truth,” which is excerpted in NewsGuard’s Special Report. Read the full story of how a NewsGuard analyst connected the dots, shining light on a sophisticated multi-media global disinformation operation: https://lnkd.in/eiSK-Jcy
The Fugitive Florida Deputy Sheriff Who Became A Kremlin Disinformation Impresario - NewsGuard
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NewsGuard Editorial Director Eric Effron writes in #RealityCheck that true claims increasingly are being embellished with photos and videos that are taken out of context: “The result is just another form of misinformation,” Effron writes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/efB-H9NC
Reality Check Commentary: Using Misrepresented Visuals to Lie: When the Truth Isn't Enough
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In today's RealityCheck newsletter: - Fake anti-Biden voters swarm X - AI-generated false claims that countries are withdrawing gold from the U.S. - Chris Cuomo backs debunked COVID cure Read more and subscribe: https://lnkd.in/eky7DSNi
Fake Accounts on X Say They’re Not Voting for Biden
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How NewsGuard made one AI image generation tool 70% safer: Microsoft tapped NewsGuard to conduct red-teaming evaluations on 'Microsoft Designer,' its AI image generation tool, to "better understand the risk of misleading images, reduce potential harms, and promote information integrity." By working with NewsGuard, Microsoft saw a 70% decrease in the production of problematic imagery. Read more in Microsoft's inaugural Responsible AI Transparency Report: https://bit.ly/msftai Read coverage in Axios: https://bit.ly/axiosai
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"We use NewsGuard because it provides more detailed information on the type of reporting each site carries out than other raters, while being widely used in academic work and very highly correlated with other rating agencies." -- Researchers at Microsoft's AI for Good Lab and Princeton University who used NewsGuard data to study how website referrals on unreliable websites create rabbit holes: https://lnkd.in/dXmqKsQy We're proud to work with the dozens of academic, industry, and civil society researchers who use NewsGuard data in investigations into the spread of mis- and disinformation. Reach out to partnerships@newsguardtech.com if you'd like to learn about using NewsGuard data in your research.
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“Is Generative AI Feeding the Fake News Machine?” What are the risks and possible solutions? If you plan on attending #Vivatech, come listen to the session I’ll be speaking at, and come say hello and chat before or after! 👋 #cybersecurity #ai #artificialintelligence #vivatech2024 #vivatech https://lnkd.in/eRkmHfwV
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Proud to have worked with McKenzie Sadeghi and the team at NewsGuard to help make Microsoft's AI image generator safer. We assisted Microsoft in identifying vulnerabilities in their AI tool that could be exploited to create images supporting misleading narratives. Read Axios' article here: https://lnkd.in/eSaK4nKm
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In this week's free issue of NewsGuard's Misinformation Risk Briefing, read about topics such as: ✅ China-linked misinformation campaign targets U.S. voters with new narratives ahead of election ✅ Users fall for satirical story claiming gas station sued over pedophile discrimination ✅ Bird flu scare used to sell dubious COVID-19 cures on misinformation sites ... and more. Subscribe to the full briefing for complete access to NewsGuard's research and briefings: https://lnkd.in/gf7vFbUM
Inauthentic Pro-China Network Expands, Bird Flu Used by Health Misinformation Sources to Sell Phony COVID Cures, and More
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