Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races.

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.

As AI-generated campaign ads spread, experts worry voters won't just fall for fakes — they'll start doubting what's real.

The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.

The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.

Exclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources

Rachith Aiyappa, a recent Ph.D. graduate in Informatics from Indiana University’s Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research, Observatory on Social...

As the midterms approach, our tests reveal that popular chatbots challenge conspiracy theories. Still, they offer users the ability to create deceitful images, audio, and video.

A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.

The AI slop doctors of YouTube, and the prompts instructing them to lie

R2. The proposed data-generation pipeline is well motivated.

"Marwane" is an AI commentator with a brand, website, and a disciplined pro-Trump message.

The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperreali...

The White House has repeatedly condemned EU rules that govern online platforms as censorship. Now they want the world to put the critique into writing.

In a primetime address last night, President Trump advanced alarming claims about the integrity of U.S. elections. Here are the facts.

Political campaigns are increasingly deploying AI and deepfakes to further their messaging, and the scale of spread has experts concerned

Health misinformers misrepresent a study to claim that sunscreen causes skin cancer — NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week

As China, Iran, and Russia leverage AI tools and the Trump administration buys in to disinformation, voters and election officials must be more vigilant than ever.

Discover the extraordinary talents of young investigators recognized through the ISSNAF Young Investigator Awards 2026. Explore their groundbreaking research and innovative contributions across diverse scientific disciplines.

A scandal involving alleged AI-generated attack videos has exposed gaps in Japan’s laws governing online election campaigns.

Political conversations are often proposed as a remedy for political polarization, yet their effectiveness remains inconsistent. We argue that this inconsistency partly reflects a neglected feature of...

Political discourse on social media has grown increasingly toxic, with electoral periods amplifying partisan hostility and cross-group attacks. Yet it remains unclear whether toxicity in online politi...

The Indiana University Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-IUB), together with Concerned Scientists @ IU, condemn the sudden and unannounced closure of nu…

Filippo Menczer insegna informatica e computer science in Indiana. Giovedì terrà a Palazzo Lambertenghi la lezione “Ai good vs evil”

A researcher's NSF grant termination reveals a broader attack on science funding and misinformation research, despite rising AI-generated falsehoods.

Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.

Surge in generative AI is upending a field that was just finding its feet

Storm-1516 campaign uses fabricated videos, phony websites and anonymous influencers to spread tales about election fraud, corruption and sexual abuse.

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The new homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has for years amplified President Trump's false claims of a stolen 2020 election. Here's why that history matters this midterm year.