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| Jan 11, 2026 | Digital Deception: AI Misinformation Threatens Democracy | AI-generated misinformation now saturates global information streams. It blurs the lines between fact and fiction, directly influencing political events and eroding public trust worldwide. From staged Venezuelan celebrations following Madur... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | AI-generated content spreads after Maduro’s removal — blurring fact and fiction | Misleading AI-generated videos and photos related to Venezuela and the removal of its ousted leader, Nicolas Maduro, have received millions of views across platforms this week.
It comes as major social media companies and their AI detection... |
| May 14, 2024 | Known AI trickster publishes FAKE photo of potholes in Cape Town | The AI artist said the picture was a form of ‘social commentary’. Image: thekiso_mokhele/ Instagram
Service delivery is a hot-button issue in South Africa ahead of the 2024 General Elections, and potholes are a big part of that conversation... |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Commentary: Yes, Kate Middleton’s photo was doctored. But so are a lot of images we see today | MELBOURNE: Rumours and conspiracies have been swirling following the abdominal surgery and long recovery period of Catherine, Princess of Wales, earlier this year. They intensified on Monday (Mar 11) when Kensington Palace released a photo ... |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 280-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil with Preserved Soft Tissues... Fake! | John Lopez, Tech Times 16 February 2024, 08:02 am
Scientists recently discovered that what was thought to be a remarkable 280-million-year-old dinosaur fossil with preserved soft tissues is actually a fake.
This discovery, reported by Unive... |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Israel-Hamas war: The war on truth | Listen to this article
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| Dec 8, 2023 | Conspiracy theories disrupted Bali’s Wolbachia mosquitoes project to fight dengue, but experts see ‘blessing’ in delay | Listen to this article
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| Jun 8, 2023 | Deepfake Attack Ad: DeSantis Campaign Deploys AI-Generated Images of Trump Kissing Fauci | John Lopez, Tech Times 08 June 2023, 04:06 pm
A campaign group on Twitter supporting Ron DeSantis as the Republican presidential nominee for 2024 has been found using AI-generated deepfake images in an attack ad targeting rival Donald Trump... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | DeSantis' campaign apparently used AI-created fake images showing Trump and Fauci hugging and kissing | Images shared in a DeSantis campaign video, three of which appear to be AI-generated. DeSantis War Room/Twitter
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| May 31, 2023 | South Africa: Don't Believe Images of Satanic Figures Reading to Children - 'Baphomet Book Club' Photos Are Ai-Generated | Artificial intelligence may lead to exciting innovation, but it also has a dark side. It's been used to generate images of children taking part in "satanic education rituals" which are spreading on social media in South Afric... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Facebook, TikTok, Twitter Contributed to Misinformation, Propaganda in Kenya Elections: Study | John Lopez, Tech Times 11 November 2022, 07:11 am
According to a study by the Mozilla Foundation, social media behemoths Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter have evolved into sources of false information and misinformation that have undermined Ke... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) Central Bankers Exaggerate Climate Risks says Friends of Science | Climate policies like carbon taxes and net zero targets are driven by outdated scenarios that have lost touch with reality. Friends of Science Society says the source of the claims of a ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate crisis’ stem from the ... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Africa: Just Who Is Stirring Up Disinformation in Africa? | Kenya's election shows that understanding how voters are influenced online is central to freer, fairer elections.
As digital access deepens across Africa, there's growing evidence of external players weaponising social media platf... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Georgia Shows Contrasting Direction Of Federal & State Tax Burdens | Senator Raphael Warnock bumps elbows with Stacey Abrams during a campaign rally with U.S. ... [+] President-elect Joe Biden (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Facebook, Instagram put ‘fact checks’ on posts linking inflation to corporate greed | More On: meta
Online harassment, real harm: Fixing the web’s biggest bug Zuckerberg’s new nickname for Meta employees sparks mockery Google is making a change that could cost Meta billions Meta agrees to $90 million settlement in privacy la... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Facebook, Instagram put ‘fact checks’ on posts linking inflation to corporate greed | More On: meta
Meta investors want Andreessen, Alford off board over Zuckerberg ties ‘After hours’: TikTok allegedly forces employees to work 12 hour days, six days a week You could become ‘immortal’ in the metaverse with new Live Forever mo... |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Vacina da COVID-19 com Bluetooth? Tem gente no Brasil que caiu nessa | Vacinação é o método mais eficaz de combate à COVID-19. Isso é um fato científico que torna-se cada vez mais nítido: no momento, a maioria das internações e mortes pela doença registradas no Brasil são de pessoas não-vacinadas. Mas um boato... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | A popular video purporting to show the Afghan president fleeing the Taliban is actually from last month | Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan for Tajikistan, according to Reuters. Wikimedia Commons
Verified accounts on Facebook and Twitter said a clip showed Afghanistan’s president fleeing Kabul.
Although Ashraf Ghani did leave on Sunday, the vir... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Social Media Users In Kenya And SA Trust Science, But Still Share COVID-19 Hoaxes | wp_booster error:
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| Mar 19, 2021 | These Immortal Cell Lines Are the Unsung Heroes of COVID Vaccination | Got vaccinated? Depending on which vaccine you received, you might have aborted human fetuses, monkey kidneys or hamster ovaries—and a large dose of science—to thank.
The development and production of the life-saving vaccines require the de... |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Fact Check: Facebook Post About Rothschild's 2015 COVID-19 Test Patent Is False, Pandemic Is Not Planned | Giuliano J. de Leon, Tech Times 22 October 2020, 09:10 am
Facebook now tags a 2015 COVID-19 Test Patent report, suggesting that the ongoing pandemic was already planned before it appeared, as fake news. Richard A. Rothschild is the one behi... |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Twitter has apologized for slapping a COVID-19 label on tweets about 5G, but experts say the platform's algorithm could be encouraging the spread of conspiracy theories | On Friday, Twitter users noticed that the platform was marking tweets mentioning "5G" or "oxygen" with a warning about COVID-19 misinformation.
Mislabeling tweets that link 5G and COVID-19 could help to "raise the p... |
| Feb 13, 2020 | U.S Postal Service Confirms 'No Import Ban' on Chinese Products Amid Coronavirus Spread | Jamie P., Tech Times 13 February 2020, 12:02 am
(Photo : Tingshu Wang on Reuters) U.S Postal Service Confirms 'No Import Ban' on Chinese Products Amid Coronavirus Spread
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the United States Postal Service or U... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Beijing introduces hundreds of smart lampposts amid 5G push | The historical Lama Temple area in Beijing has a recent tech makeover, as 233 old lampposts and road signs are replaced by 79 smart lampposts.
The move is one of the latest attempts by the municipal authority to promote local 5G industry an... |
| The Philippines' presidential election heats up with boxer Manny Pacquiao and the former dictator's son among 5 surprising candidates duking it out for control | From left: Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Panfilo Lacson, Francisco Domagoso, and Leni Robredo. L to R: Gregorio B. Dantes Jr./Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images, NOEL CEL... |
| TikTok election? Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls battle it out on social media | Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls are pulling out all stops to win over voters on social media ahead of the Feb. 14 election.
One platform in particular has emerged as a key battleground: TikTok.
With 125 million monthly active users, Indon... |
| Musk's X pushed fake Iran-Israel headline generated by AI chatbot Grok | The headline claimed heavy missiles had struck Tel Aviv, triggering panic among users worldwide.
On 1st April, Israel targeted a building within the Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, killing two generals and other officers of the Quds Fo... |