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“Don’t Believe Everything You Read Online”: How AI Fact-Checking Could Challenge Political Bias in Science Information Processing

Thursday December 12, 2024

As social media has grown into many people’s primary news source, so has its potential for misinformation. Facebook and X have both launched fact-checking tools to combat so-called fake news. Yet many users dismiss the fact-check itself as false, especially when it challenges their preexisting views. Could an AI fact-checker seem more objective and help change minds?

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How Partisanship and Political Fandom Affect the Spread of Misinformation

Tuesday January 30, 2024

As the nation faces another contentious election cycle, the spread of misinformation continues to be rampant. Scholars wanted to explore the predictability of whether or not people would seek and share misinformation without first fact-checking it.

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Using Alternative Sources to Decrease Partisan Biases in the Fact-Checking Process

Friday September 29, 2023

Fact-checking that was presented as being generated by AI or through crowdsourcing resulted in significantly reduced levels of “motivated reasoning” compared to using human experts.

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Study: AI and Crowdsourcing Labels Can Minimize Biases in the Fact-Checking Process

Monday September 18, 2023

A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) and crowdsourcing labels can minimize biased perspectives in fact-checking processes. The findings by Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida …

Fact-Checking

“Don’t Believe Everything You Read Online”: How AI Fact-Checking Could Challenge Political Bias in Science Information Processing

How Partisanship and Political Fandom Affect the Spread of Misinformation

Using Alternative Sources to Decrease Partisan Biases in the Fact-Checking Process

Study: AI and Crowdsourcing Labels Can Minimize Biases in the Fact-Checking Process

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