DisinfoDocket 28 October
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* Protests in Europe: Fact-checking viral videos amid claims of 'chaos'
* Belarusian hackers increasingly acting as proxies for Russia amid war in Ukraine
* OpenAI launching election war room to track interference efforts
* Protests in Europe: Fact-checking viral videos amid claims of 'chaos'
* Belarusian hackers increasingly acting as proxies for Russia amid war in Ukraine
* OpenAI launching election war room to track interference efforts
Highlights
- Fact-checking changed journalism. Then the falsehoods changed, too. (Poynter, 28 October)
- Collection: Just Security 2026 Midterm Election Analysis and Commentary (Just Security, 28 October)
- Budget 2026: fact checked (Full Fact, 28 October)
- For Russia, Trump’s diesel deal was just the first ask (Atlantic Council, 27 October)
WATCH - Brazil election voting extension didn't change who won (BBC Verify, 27 October)
1. Academia & Research
- Authenticity-constrained generative image enhancement using semantic consistency and provenance metadata (Nature. 27 October)
2. Platforms & Technology
- A First Amendment Approach to Regulating AI Model Weights (Lawfare, 28 October)
- Can LLMs Supercharge Geolocations? Our Tests Show Big Improvements But Humans Remain Key (Bellingcat, 22 October)
- The Solution to AI’s Alignment Problem is Precise Guardrails on How We Use It (Tech Policy Press, 28 October)