DisinfoDocket 9 February
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* Japan workshop helps young voters spot deepfakes ahead of general election
* Combating health care misinformation, one TikTok at a time
* Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
* Japan workshop helps young voters spot deepfakes ahead of general election
* Combating health care misinformation, one TikTok at a time
* Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbors’ critical infrastructure
Highlights
- How do I know if that’s real? 3 tips from Poynter’s MediaWise to stay smart in tricky times (Poynter, 9 February)
- What Nouri al-Maliki’s prime minister bid tells us about Iraq (Chatham House, 9 February)
- The Right Is Terrified of Bad Bunny: Let’s break down MAGA misinformation about the biggest story of this year’s Super Bowl. (Mother Jones, 8 February)
- CBP Was a Leader in Transparency. Can It Still Restore that Reputation? (Just Security, 4 February)
WATCH - AI photos fuel conspiracy theories Jeffrey Epstein is alive in Israel (France24, 9 February)
1. Academia & Research
- Supply vs. Demand in Community-Based Fact-Checking on Social Media (arXiv, 5 February)
2. Platforms & Technology
- Silicon Valley can’t import talent like before. So it’s exporting jobs (Rest of World, 9 February)
- EU tells Meta to let rivals run AI chatbots on WhatsApp (BBC, 9 February)
3. Russia & Ukraine
- Russia arrests two in failed hit on top military intelligence official, claims third suspect fled to Ukraine (Meduza, 9 February)