Countering disaster disinformation

Disinformation can make it hard for people to distinguish and act on accurate advice. And this can mean life or death when it comes to natural disasters like bushfires.

Finding a cure for “digital flu”

Misinformation spreads like a virus online, but this model also offers hope for countermeasures such as ‘prebunking’.

Will AI memes sway US voters?

Fake images and social media posts created by bots could erode and undermine trust in democratic systems and communities, as the US is finding out.

Combating misinformation

The federal government’s proposed laws to curb rampant mis- and disinformation on social media need to have clearer definitions – and include the growing menace of mass produced, AI generated lies.

No anarchy in the UK

A combination of better AI generated images, complicit social media platforms, hostile state actors and ‘post-truth’ politics threatens democracies around the world, but had little influence on Britain’s recent election.

Tackling Pacific misinformation

There needs to be stronger communications between governments and media across the Pacific to reduce the spread of misinformation.

Set a thief to catch a thief

Large language models are notorious for their ability to pump out nonsense, and are already being used by hostile states to generate poisonous propaganda, but the solution to the problems caused by AI could be more AI as well.

Can AI speak up for science?

AI tools are already being widely used in science. But can they, and the science they help produce, be trusted?

Navigating the minefield of misinformation

We’re bombarded with misinformation by criminal scammers, foreign governments and ideological zealots, but we can make it easier to identify and avoid by being aware of our own biases and emotions.

Don’t blame the west for Russia’s war

Russian propagandists and anti-western agitators will blame anyone and anything except the greed and brutality of Vladimir Putin for Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine.

Talking together

The fight against misinformation and disinformation must be combined with rebuilding trust in public institutions, parliaments, governments, the courts, the media and the police and create a more cohesive and less polarised society.

Countering the conspiracy mongers

Trying to shut down conspiracy theories with laws and regulation isn’t working so it may be time to try something different.