Election Misinformation

• How ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it plans to prevent 2024 election misinformation

  The safeguards include a mix of preexisting policies and newer initiatives to prevent the misuse of its wildly popular generative AI tools.

  Tech

  Jan 16, 2024
  
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro barred from office until 2030, court rules

  In her decisive vote that formed a majority, Judge Carmen Lucia — who is also a Supreme Court justice — said "the facts are incontrovertible.”

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2023
  
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• U.S. military voters fear they’ve been drawn into unsubstantiated election fraud claims

  Voting rights activists say hundreds of people on a list of Nevada voters who "improperly" cast ballots appear to be linked to the U.S. military.

  World

  Nov 13, 2020
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• Zuckerberg defends Facebook not removing Steve Bannon over violent comments: audio

  Bannon suggested in a video that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded for not being loyal to Donald Trump.

  World

  Nov 12, 2020
• Facebook, Twitter will flag posts that prematurely declare victory in U.S. election

  The moves come as social network platforms brace for what has been an unusual election cycle due to a high number of mail-in ballots that may cause a delay in final results.

  World

  Nov 3, 2020
• Russia would see the United States ‘tear ourselves apart,’ warns FBI official

  David Porter, an assistant section chief with the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, accused Russia of conducting brazen operations aimed at spreading disinformation, exploiting lines of division in society and sowing doubt about the integrity of U.S. elections

  World

  Feb 24, 2020
• 2020 presidential race: Online misinformation brews as Iowa caucus kicks off

  Conservative and liberal activists took to social media to push outright false or unproven claims to their online followers.

  World

  Feb 3, 2020
• Canada’s election has been ‘largely clean’ of misinformation, research shows

  The Digital Democracy Project, an initiative from the Public Policy Forum and McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy, collaborated with New York University's Center for Cybersecurity to look at ads on Facebook during the first several weeks of the election.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2019