Source: Associated Press

From the article:

"CLAIM: The Biden administration spent $7.5 billion to build eight electric vehicle charging stations."

"THE FACTS: That’s incorrect. The $7.5 billion figure refers to the total amount allocated through the 2021 law to build a network of charging stations across the U.S., not the amount that has already been spent. There are currently 214 operational chargers in 12 states that have been funded through the law, with 24,800 projects underway across the country, according to the Federal Highway Administration."

This is the reason I read and support The Associated Press

#USPolitics
#FactsMatter
#FightDisinformation

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-75-billion-buttigieg-1ddcd6ee193fc1847e5401c95c016ec3

Source: Rand

#FightDisinformation #Disinformation
#NewsMedia #SocialMedia #Internet

https://www.rand.org/research/projects/truth-decay/fighting-disinformation/search.html

Watch this powerful video to understand why our elections are secure and get the info you need to combat disinformation! 📺🗳️

Let's stand together for truth and transparency!

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_sYD1m7gGc

@KamalaHarrisWin @[email protected] @DemocracyMattersALot @womensvoices @lgbtq @downticketdems

#ElectionIntegrity #FightDisinformation #Vote #VFARecommends

I try to avoid politics as much as I can and avoid confrontation. However, this time I will permit myself to link to a Taylor Swift Instagram post, since it relates to the (un)ethical use of AI for the benefit of a certain US presidential candidate (45) and disclosing the truth as a way to fight disinformation.

James Baldwin once said, "We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."

To me, it is clear that the 45th represents a threat as an oppressive force that seeks to deny my humanity and my right to exist. Inspired by this quote, which has guided me over the past few months since I began my transition, I cannot maintain or develop a friendly relationship with anyone whose disagreement is rooted in such oppression.

I am not willing to discuss or debate one candidate or the other, as there is often no real intention to have an honest exchange of ideas, but rather to mock, shame, harass, and express violence.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_wtAOKOW1z/?igsh=MWVjYnZkdTlodjViZA==

#TruthMatters #TransRightsAreHumanRights #FightDisinformation

Released version 0.0.3 of the Check project:

- Now supports return format Markdown and JSON
- Published a PyPI package `ittia-check` for API connect
- Returns all citations instead of these of the winning verdict only

#FactCheck #FightDisinformation #OpenSource #LLM #RAG #DSPy #search

https://github.com/ittia-research/check/releases/tag/v.0.0.3

Some extraordinarily beautiful #photography from the #DNC via @MotherJones

#Democrats Are Falling in #Love With the #Obamas All Over Again
[as if there were a lapse]

The DNC’s 2nd day, in photos: a raucous roll call, & #BarackObama & #MichelleObama bringing down the house.

Photographs by Nate Gowdy

#FightDisinformation
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/dnc-day-two-democrats-barack-michelle-obama/

We have released the very first version of the project Check. More features and performance enhancement are on the roadmap.

Features: For each statement, generate verdicts and weight verdicts into one final, with related context and sources. We use LlamaIndex auto merging retriever, with reranking.

What's next: more sophisticated pipeline using DSPy, implement multi-shot, chain of thought.

https://github.com/ittia-research/check/releases/tag/v.0.0.1

#FactChecking #FightDisinformation #OpenSource #LLM #RAG