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AI’s blind spot: Tools fail to detect their own fakes

We can’t rely on AI tools to combat AI in the long run. WHEN outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral...

AI’s blind spot: Tools fail to detect their own fakes

Manila, Philippines—When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a corruption scandal, the tool failed to detect...

Rise in ‘harmful content’ since Meta policy rollbacks—survey

Washington, United States—Harmful content including hate speech has surged across Meta's platforms since the company ended third-party fact-checking in the United States and eased moderation...

Palace hails Pinoy-made fact-checking tool vs fake news

Malacañang on Friday commended the development of a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect fake news on the social media platform Facebook...

Fact-checking coalition Tsek.ph to relaunch

The country's pioneering fact-checking coalition, Tsek.ph, will relaunch on February 7, ahead of the May 12 elections. A total of 24 fact-checking initiatives from academia,...

Biden blasts ‘shameful’ Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking

US President Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, calling the move "really shameful" after...

Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’—UN rights chief

Geneva, Switzerland—The United Nations (UN) rights chief insisted Friday that regulating hate speech and harmful content online "is not censorship," days after Meta scrapped its...

Pope warns about AI, fake news and ‘manipulating minds’

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis warned on Thursday of the dangers of misinformation and its spread via social media and artificial intelligence (AI), cautioning it...

Campaigners fear spike in hate speech as Meta lifts restrictions 

Washington, United States—Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel...

Meta announces ending fact-checking program in the US

Washington, United States—Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in...

Fact-checkers brace for lie-filled debate as Trump faces Harris

Donald Trump's return to the debate stage has media organizations grappling once more with how to cover his frequent distortions of the truth. Several fact-checking...

#FactsFirstPH to Filipinos: The battle for facts needs you

The battle for facts needs you. This is what more than 100 organizations from the media, coalitions, civil society, business, academe, law, and the Church...
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