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Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gather to greet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
The ongoing general election is a pressure test for how to report on political voice clones and video spoofs.
“We are bringing onto this platform — where people usually talk about their lost cat or that they’re looking for an apartment — serious news content sparking a new kind of conversation.”
“We get requests from all over the world, and everyone says that their country is experiencing unprecedented levels of polarization or a breakdown in social cohesion.”
“It’s information. But it’s not news.”
“If there are resources to be put to work, we must ask where those resources should come from, who should receive them, and on what basis they should be distributed.”
“I think sometimes we get stuck in an echo chamber of being around each other a little too much. And I think that can hinder some of this work.”
Three experts in fact-checking and misinformation explain how false narratives are created and spread to Spanish-speaking audiences.
Plus: What investment ownership has done to local news, the credibility of photos on social media vs. news sites, and Republicans in Congress share far more low-quality news than ordinary people do.
“I cannot emphasize enough how out of character it is that a royal press team went on the record in response to what is essentially gossip.”