We live in an amazing time — a Pakistani website specializing in the publication of fake news, created by AI to earn advertising revenue, posted an announcement of a non-existent Halloween parade in Dublin.

The article was picked up by search algorithms and rose in Google search results.

Journalists began spreading the news in their publications without even bothering to check it.

As a result, thousands of people came to the square, ready to participate in a parade that didn't exist.

#FakeNews #AI #Halloween #Dublin #Journalism #Viral #SocialMedia #PublicReaction

Disinformazione: come si sta evolvendo il giornalismo basato sul factchecking e come sta avendo un impatto reale sul mondo

È importante contrastare le false affermazioni e le false narrazioni. E la ricerca ora mostra molta più chiarezza su come farlo

#fakenews #factchecking #disinformazione

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https://theconversation.com/misinformation-how-fact-checking-journalism-is-evolving-and-having-a-real-impact-on-the-world-218379

Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world

Artificial intelligence is likely to make the ‘fake news’ problem worse. But it can also be used to help us counter misinformation.

^{The Conversation}