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Jan 22, 2025 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Dimitris Dimitriadis |Eva Maitland |McKenzie Sadeghi
By Dimitris Dimitriadis, Eva Maitland, and McKenzie SadeghiOnly 14 percent of posts advancing a sampling of 30 Russian, Chinese, and Iranian disinformation narratives identified by NewsGuard analysts on Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads from global users were tagged as false under a fact-checking program that Meta is soon ending in the U.S., NewsGuard found. Mark Zuckerberg announced on Jan.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Coalter Palmer |Sam Howard |Dimitris Dimitriadis |Nicole Dirks
Welcome to Reality Check, your inside look at how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Member.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Coalter Palmer |Jack Brewster |Sofia Rubinson |Dimitris Dimitriadis
Welcome to Reality Check, your inside look at how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Major brands unknowingly fund spread of bogus “migrants are eating our pets” claimPutting words in their mouths: Iran deploys AI to turn public figures into fake punditsAI-generated “Justin Bieber” song about Diddy goes viralAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited byJack Brewster, Eric Effron, and Sofia Rubinson.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Dimitris Dimitriadis |Macrina Wang |Sofia Rubinson |Eva Maitland
Welcome to Reality Check, your inside look at how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Fake site, fake followers: AI-powered Lithuanian misinformation site targets U.S. politicsU.S. far-right targets Dominion and Smartmatic in Venezuela voteRussia spreads AI-faked video of rave band to mock Paris OlympicsAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited byJack Brewster and Eric Effron.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Dimitris Dimitriadis |Eva Maitland
Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Funding false news: 67 percent of advertisers unknowingly fund misinformation Bikini bots: Fake X accounts promote support for TrumpNo, a viral video does not show Hunter Biden dragging a womanAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited byEric Effron and McKenzie Sadeghi.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | John Gregory |Dimitris Dimitriadis |McKenzie Sadeghi |Sara Badilini
Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Conservative pink slime network reaches 49 states with locally targeted COVID-19 misinformationWhat a deal: Egyptian entrepreneur sells AI-generated sites for $100Tracking EU election misinformationAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited byEric Effron and McKenzie Sadeghi.
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May 20, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Macrina Wang |McKenzie Sadeghi |Dimitris Dimitriadis |Eva Maitland
Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Fake anti-Biden Voters Swarm X AI-generated false claims that countries are withdrawing gold from the U.S.Ivermectin U-turn: Chris Cuomo now backs debunked COVID cureAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited by Jack Brewster and Eric Effron.
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May 6, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Jack Brewster |Dimitris Dimitriadis |John Gregory |Coalter Palmer
Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Be wary of news sites claiming to offer the “truth”Israeldebunks an explosive Oct. 7 claim about Hamas and dead babiesQuack cures soar as misinformation merchants capitalize on bird flu fearsProud papa: Contrary to claims, Trump has attended all his kids’ high school graduationsAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited by Jack Brewster and Eric Effron.
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May 3, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Dimitris Dimitriadis |Macrina Wang |Coalter Palmer |Sam Howard
Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:Sowing division, hundreds of trolls at a time: NewsGuard finds pro-China network widening ahead of U.S. electionPump the brakes: Circle K caught in satirical scandal about Biden and pedophilesThe expanding reach of a Trump-aligned meme teamAnd more…Today’s newsletter was edited by Jack Brewster and Eric Effron.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Steven Brill |Gordon Crovitz |Dimitris Dimitriadis |Natalie Adams
Welcome to NewsGuard's Reality Check, a report on how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Today:$105 to create an AI-generated partisan local news website Highgrove hoax: A butler debunks a Zelensky royal real estate ruseMcDonald’s gets a byte: AI spawns devilish Happy Meal hoaxBlurred lines at The New York Times: Gray lady fails news vs.
