Alex Mahadevan
Director, MediaWise at Poynter Online
Director of @mediawise and faculty @poynter. Sometimes data journalist. https://t.co/ULmVoYfrRc
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1 week ago |
poynter.org | Alex Mahadevan
TikTok is the latest social media platform to roll out a crowdsourced fact-checking experiment. Its version is called Footnotes. The social platform says the new feature won’t replace the partnerships with more than 20 fact-checkers that currently debunk misinformation on TikTok. Users in the U.S., over the age of 18, who have used the platform with no recent violations of community guidelines, can apply to contribute to Footnotes starting today.
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2 weeks ago |
editorandpublisher.com | Alex Mahadevan
Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2025 9:05 am The San Francisco Chronicle. The Texas Tribune. Time magazine. The Washington Post.
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2 weeks ago |
poynter.org | Alex Mahadevan
The San Francisco Chronicle. The Texas Tribune. Time magazine. The Washington Post. Dozens of America’s most well-known newsrooms are experimenting with chatbots to help readers pick restaurants, learn more about political candidates and dive deeper into articles. But new research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota shows people may not be ready for it.
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3 weeks ago |
news.abplive.com | Ilma Hasan |Alex Mahadevan
Over the last one week, users in India have been using Grok, xAI’s chatbot, to ask fiery questions and fact-check information related to news events, history, politics, and war. The chatbot seems to be using expletives, regional languages, and candour that commensurates with the manner in which the question has been phrased by a user. These answers have even drawn the attention of the government, who have reportedly gotten “in touch” with the platform.
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3 weeks ago |
logicallyfacts.com | Alex Mahadevan
Over the last one week, users in India have been using Grok, xAI’s chatbot, to ask fiery questions and fact-check information related to news events, history, politics, and war. The chatbot seems to be using expletives, regional languages, and candour that commensurates with the manner in which the question has been phrased by a user. These answers have even drawn the attention of the government, who have reportedly gotten “in touch” with the platform.
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