Hacker News with Generative AI: Fake News

The Who Cares Era (dansinker.com)
Earlier this week, it was discovered that the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer had both published an externally-produced "special supplement" that contained facts, experts, and book titles entirely made up by an AI chatbot.

Journalism, Artificial Intelligence, Fake News

739 points by NotInOurNames 30 days ago | 722 comments

Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle (theverge.com)
The May 18th issue of the Chicago Sun-Times features dozens of pages of recommended summer activities: new trends, outdoor activities, and books to read. But some of the recommendations point to fake, AI-generated books, and other articles quote and cite people that don’t appear to exist.

Artificial Intelligence, Journalism, Media, Fake News

9 points by 01-_- 38 days ago | 2 comments

Chicago Sun Times used AI for its (fake) summer reading list (reddit.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Journalism, Media, Chicago, Fake News

8 points by tahoupt 38 days ago | 0 comments

'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

Journalism, Media, Fake News, UK, Psychology

103 points by mellosouls 69 days ago | 42 comments

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 …

Artificial Intelligence, Image Manipulation, History, Photography, Fake News

24 points by edward 76 days ago | 0 comments

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 …

Fake News, Deepfakes, Photography, History, Image Manipulation

150 points by sandebert 77 days ago | 75 comments

Actual 'fake news' caused a market whiplash – CNN Business (cnn.com)

Fake News, Finance, Market Analysis, Media

6 points by vinnyglennon 81 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Spain, Legislation, Fake News, Social Media, Disinformation

5 points by isaacfrond 192 days ago | 4 comments

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.

Social Media, Politics, Europe, Elections, Fake News

11 points by aaossa 211 days ago | 2 comments

Clip leads made with fake wire [video] (youtube.com)

Video, Music, Creative Projects, Fake News

7 points by ilius2 233 days ago | 2 comments

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?

Artificial Intelligence, Fake News, Racism, Community Impact, Ethics

34 points by cmsefton 266 days ago | 21 comments

The internet is 90% Fake (ycombinator.com)
The internet is not real and 90% of its traffic is likely bots.

Internet, Bots, Fake News

9 points by micksey1234 270 days ago | 3 comments

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?

Media, Journalism, Fake News, Advertising, Conspiracy Theories

760 points by greg_V 273 days ago | 265 comments

The Sleazy World of Reddit Marketing, Everything Is Fake (larslofgren.com)

Marketing, Social Media, Reddit, Fake News

5 points by skilled 302 days ago | 1 comments

Elon Musk tweets plagiarized article bylined by fake writer (futurism.com)

Elon Musk, Plagiarism, Social Media, Fake News

20 points by yangikan 305 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands (theguardian.com)

Elon Musk, Fake News, England, Falkland Islands

20 points by taylodl 323 days ago | 17 comments

Elon Musk deletes post spreading fake news about UK 'detainment camps' (politics.co.uk)