Hacker News with Generative AI: Fake News

'Immediate red flags': questions raised over 'expert' much quoted in UK press (theguardian.com)
News outlets pull articles featuring ‘psychologist and sex adviser’ Barbara Santini amid doubts over her credentials
It never happened–but the picture says it did: 28 fake images that fooled world (theguardian.com)
From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun …
Fake images that fooled the world (theguardian.com)
From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun …
Actual 'fake news' caused a market whiplash – CNN Business (cnn.com)
Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news (theguardian.com)
Spain’s leftwing government has announced a bill extending a requirement to publish corrections to posts by digital platforms and social media influencers in an attempt to fight disinformation.
TikTok CEO summoned to European Parliament over role in shock Romania election (politico.eu)
BRUSSELS — A top EU lawmaker is demanding that TikTok's chief executive appear before the European Parliament to answer questions about the platform's role in Sunday's Romanian presidential election, as researchers warn of covert activity on thousands of fake accounts leading up to the vote.
Clip leads made with fake wire [video] (youtube.com)
The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.co.uk)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?
The internet is 90% Fake (ycombinator.com)
The internet is not real and 90% of its traffic is likely bots.
CNN and USA Today have fake websites, I believe Forbes Marketplace runs them (larslofgren.com)
What if I told you that Forbes Marketplace, the affiliate company operating on Forbes.com ALSO had agreements with CNN and USA Today?
The Sleazy World of Reddit Marketing, Everything Is Fake (larslofgren.com)
Elon Musk tweets plagiarized article bylined by fake writer (futurism.com)
Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands (theguardian.com)
Elon Musk deletes post spreading fake news about UK 'detainment camps' (politics.co.uk)
KrebsOnSecurity Threatened with Defamation Lawsuit over Fake Radaris CEO (krebsonsecurity.com)
Poland to boost cybersecurity after fake news attack (reuters.com)
Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake news (science.org)
Supersharers of Fake News on Twitter (science.org)
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (elpais.com)
Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures (wsj.com)
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (elpais.com)
AI content firm creates fake writers for ai articles (futurism.com)