misinformation

One hub for rumors and conspiracies about voting is X, the social media site once known as Twitter. There, users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral.

A resurgence of voting misinformation and conspiracy theories is forcing election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.

One of the nation's best-known media literacy events for high school students is expanding as demand grows for skills to identify deepfake images and online conspiracy theories.

Rural libraries in Washington state and Texas are partnering with the University of Washington to help design strategies for fighting misinformation.

Jevin West, co-founder of the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public, talks about the ways generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new content — could accelerate misinformation and cause confusion.