On Thursday, Democratic Congressmen introduced legislation that would give $1 million to the National Science Foundation to aid in their probe, which is investigating how online disinformation …
Deepfake Detection Poses Problematic Technology Race
Researchers are increasingly investigating the origins and distribution of deepfakes, fake content that is generated using deep neural networks to appear real. With the US presidential election …
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Counter-Disinformation Tradecraft For Professionals And Leaders – OODA Training Event
OODA is pleased to offer this unique online training event with OODA Expert Marc Ambinder. OODA Network Members receive 50% off using this coupon code OODA-HUMINT Training Date: August 27, 2020 …
FBI Director Names China the Nation’s Most ‘Severe Counterintelligence Threat’
In a Tuesday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that “there is no country that poses a more severe counterintelligence threat to this country right …
Twitter wipes out thousands of fake accounts connected to Iran, Russia
Once again, Twitter has purged thousands of inauthentic user accounts connected to influence operations. A total of 4,779 accounts were removed, many of which were tied to the Iranian regime, while a …
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US Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Concerns of Deepfakes
Last week, four intelligence experts warned the US House Intelligence Committee in a testimony about the growing risks resulting from the development of increasingly sophisticated deepfakes, which are …
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Russia Effort in 2016 US Election Was ‘Vast,’ ‘Professional’
A new report by Symantec indicates that the Russia misinformation campaign that aimed to interfere with the 2016 US election was even more sophisticated and extensive than previous research …
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New AI Generates Horrifyingly Plausible Fake News
A new AI algorithm developed by a team of researchers is capable of generating fake and misleading news stories that seem more plausible than those created by humans, a new academic paper[PDF] shows. …
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Google Search Results Spoofed to Create Fake News
While efforts to increase awareness about fake news and how to spot it, a new technique using Google has emerged that allows users to tamper with Google search results through custom URLs. The tactic …
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Facebook, Twitter Remove Political Misinformation Accounts Linked to Iran, Russia
Facebook and Twitter announced the removal of hundreds of accounts and pages linked to disinformation campaigns originating in Iran and Russia. Facebook stated that they removed “652 pages, groups and …