Disinfo Docket 1 September

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Highlights

1. The online health misinformation machine (Axios, 31 August)
2. BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images (BBC, 29 August)
3. A Guide To Monitoring Conflict Amidst a Sea of Misinformation (Bellingcat, 1 September)
4. Why Trump’s New AI Action Plan Spells Trouble for the Global South (Tech Policy Press, 29 August)

1. Academia & Research

1. How does physical distance from the epicenter influence misinformation sharing? The roles of negative affect and social media engagement (Nature, 29 August)
2. Is this chart lying to me? Automating the detection of misleading visualizations (arXiv, 29 August)

2. Platforms & Technology

1. How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation, despite ‘safety’ measures (The Conversation, 31 August)
2. Psst! Your AI chatbot is feeding on your conversations (Euractiv, 1 September)

3. Russia & Ukraine

1. Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine (Atlantic Council, 29 August)
2. Ukraine's intel chief warns of Russian disinformation wave ahead of Zapad-2025 military drills (The Kyiv Independent, 31 August)