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Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand next week to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848. There’s an even greater priority this year on explaining that process to outsiders....
Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — X's crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn't addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk's social media platform, according to a report published Wednesday by a group that tracks online speech. The nonprofit...
Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigations into potential fraud in voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Authorities in Lancaster, Monroe and York counties...
Offshore wind industry says 'misinformation' from foes is a strong headwind it must fight
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S offshore wind energy industry says it needs to fight back against disinformation being spread by opponents of wind farms. During the first day of a national offshore wind conference Tuesday in New Jersey, which has become ground zero for vocal,...
The 'Black Insurrectionist' was actually white. The deception did not stop there
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories about the 2024 election, can be traced to a man from upstate New York. He's also white. With a profile photo of a Black...
Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator was sentenced to two years in prison over remarks she made about the North African country and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Sonia Dahmani was found guilty on Thursday of violating a statute...
To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories
NEW YORK (AP) — As news outlets get ready for election night, they're not only focusing on what happens. They're keeping watch over what doesn't. Several plans to combat misinformation are in place across newsrooms that will follow the climax of a hard-fought campaign on Nov. 5....
Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government's response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America's political discourse before the presidential election, new...
Well-known Cambodian investigative journalist released on bail
TA KHMAU, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian investigative reporter who was charged with a criminal offense after exposing online scams and corruption was released on bail Thursday. Mech Dara told reporters from a car outside the Kandal Provincial Prison complex, south of the capital...
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor's time as a...
