' “Going forward, [X's] Grok is likely to be one of the main sources of these sorts of images because it generates high-quality images, is easily available, and was intentionally made to have a low refusal rate,” [CivAI's Lucas] Hansen said, adding that he was able to use Grok to create images of “Swifties for Trump” that closely resemble the ones Trump shared. '

#AI #propaganda #misinformation #lies #Grok #X #FakeEndorsements #NewsLiteracyProject #CivAI

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/22/media/fake-celebrity-endorsements-social-media-2024-election-misinformation/

Fake celebrity endorsements become latest weapon in misinformation wars, sowing confusion ahead of 2024 election

False claims about the 2024 campaign have exploded on social media in the run up to the election, according to researchers at the News Literacy Project.

CNN

.@iGenPolitics_ will be live with @alanmillerNLP who leads #NewsLiteracyProject and we'll talk about #FauxNews (see #JillsPin below) and how to combat it and get to the truth. Join @Victorshi2020 and me at 3 pm CT today Tuesday at

https://www.youtube.com/live/FqlEtKKiyYQ?feature=share

or you can watch on YouTube later or listen later as a podcast wherever you get yours.

Alan Miller

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Using ChatGPT for disinformation and other news literacy lessons

From the News Literacy Project.

The Washington Post
As World Economic Forum begins, conspiracy theorists escalate their claims

As government and industry leaders from around the world gathered in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17 for an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, conspiracy theorists pushed evidence-free claims on social media. Let’s look at the facts.

#NewsLiteracyProject's #AlanMiller, and #WesleyanUniversity alum, is hopeful about spurring a #NewsLiteracy movement, comparing it to campaigns against once-intractable issues like smoking and littering. More: https://magazine.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2022/11/16/facts-matter/ #media #truth #facts
Facts Matter

As fast-spreading falsehoods and rampant disinformation endanger democracy, Alan Miller ’76 and the nonpartisan News Literacy Project are building a critical

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