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Alex Mahadevan

Saint Petersburg

Director, MediaWise at Poynter Online

Director of @mediawise and faculty @poynter. Sometimes data journalist. https://t.co/K68NSp4hvT

Articles

  • 4 weeks 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.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 1 month 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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Alex Mahadevan
Alex Mahadevan @AlexMahadevan
6 May 25

RT @drewharwell: If you're in the St. Pete / Tampa area, hope to see you tonight for this talk with @KatieLSanders & @AlexMahadevan about S…

Alex Mahadevan
Alex Mahadevan @AlexMahadevan
30 Apr 25

My God. There are now TWENTY @CommunityNotes ratings files. https://t.co/LQAYycEFtB

Alex Mahadevan
Alex Mahadevan @AlexMahadevan
25 Apr 25

Someone is melting down about not being able to post harmful health misinformation and blaming @CommunityNotes. Seemingly unaware that when multiple people Google sources to debunk misinformation — they'll GET THE SAME SOURCES. CN for the win here. https://t.co/oxp6ynK1Oa

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