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Trump claims victory over Harris in US presidential election
by Anuj Chopra - November 6, 2024 - 3:54pm
Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to "heal" the country Wednesday as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback.
Mood darkens at Democratic parties as Trump gains key states
by Anuj Chopra - November 6, 2024 - 3:08pm
The mood at US election watch parties shifted significantly as results began to show a swing towards Donald Trump in a number of key states early Wednesday.
Trump wins swing state, edges ahead of Harris in US election
by Anuj Chopra - November 6, 2024 - 1:28pm
Donald Trump won the first of the swing states Tuesday as he pulled ahead of White House rival Kamala Harris, narrowing her path to victory in an agonizingly tight and suspenseful US presidential election.
Harris and Trump notch up first wins as US anxiously waits
by Anuj Chopra - November 6, 2024 - 10:01am
White House rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump racked up early wins Tuesday as the first key polls closed in one of the tightest and most volatile presidential elections in US history.
FBI warns of hoax bomb threats from Russia at US voting sites
by Anuj Chopra - November 6, 2024 - 8:12am
The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in "multiple" US states on a tense Election Day, adding that none were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia.
Harris or Trump? Millions vote in tense, tight US election
by Anuj Chopra - November 6, 2024 - 7:23am
The volatile, dramatic US presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump headed to an unpredictable finish Tuesday, with millions of Americans casting their votes in one of the tightest elections of modern...
Trump risks backlash with anti-trans ads targeting Harris
by Anuj Chopra - October 30, 2024 - 10:37am
Anti-trans ads targeting Kamala Harris are flooding the airwaves in the closing stretch of a nail-biting US election, as Donald Trump seeks to win over undecided voters with a divisive strategy that experts warn...
TikTok, Facebook approve ads with US election disinformation, study says
by Anuj Chopra - October 18, 2024 - 9:06am
TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms' policies to...
'Stolen satire' feeds US election misinformation
by Anuj Chopra - October 14, 2024 - 9:43am
Did a Donald Trump supporter burn down his house while igniting an LGBTQ flag? Did a conservative think tank recommend "period passports" to monitor pregnancies? Was Kamala Harris's running mate dissed by his own...
Trump shares doctored images showing Taylor Swift support
by Anuj Chopra - August 20, 2024 - 8:57am
Donald Trump shared doctored images showing Taylor Swift and her fans supporting his presidential campaign, in an apparent effort to tap into the pop singer's mega star power in the US election.
X's AI chatbot spread election misinformation, US officials say
by Anuj Chopra - August 6, 2024 - 9:02am
Five US states  sent an open letter Monday to Elon Musk, urging him to fix his social media platform X's AI chatbot after it shared misinformation about the upcoming presidential election.
'Lies are flooding feeds': AI fakery raises US voter manipulation fears
by Anuj Chopra - August 5, 2024 - 12:47pm
A "deepfake" video parodying Kamala Harris, a manipulated expletive-laden clip of Joe Biden, and a doctored image of Donald Trump being arrested -- a tide of AI-fueled political disinformation has prompted alarm...
CrowdStrike crash raises questions about tech dependency
by Anuj Chopra - July 20, 2024 - 11:58am
Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts warned on Friday.
Trump shooting conspiracy theories flourish on X, researchers say
by Anuj Chopra - July 17, 2024 - 8:52am
Conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump received tens of millions of views on X, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the potential for extreme falsehoods to go viral on the Elon Musk-owned...
Kate Middleton conspiracies linger after cancer revelation
by Anuj Chopra - March 25, 2024 - 11:09am
The revelation that Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a torrent of lurid social media speculation around her health, including by those positing she was secretly dead....
Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire
by Anuj Chopra - November 10, 2023 - 4:11pm
Israel has agreed pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza that will allow some civilians to flee heavy fighting, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any broader ceasefire as a "surrender" to Hamas...
White House 2024: AI threatens to 'supercharge' disinformation
by Anuj Chopra - November 3, 2023 - 3:34pm
From fabricated images of Donald Trump's arrest to a video depicting a dystopian future under Joe Biden, the 2024 White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's...
Old Twitter vs X: Israel-Gaza war spotlights 'information crisis'
by Anuj Chopra - October 20, 2023 - 4:19pm
Twitter won fame in the Arab uprisings nearly a decade ago as a pivotal source for real-time crisis information, but that reputation has withered after the platform's transformation into a magnet for hate speech...
Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode
by Anuj Chopra - October 10, 2023 - 5:23pm
From fake accounts impersonating journalists to war-themed video games fueling false narratives, tech platforms are struggling to contain a tsunami of misinformation around Palestinian-Israeli hostilities after rolling...
Facebook alters fact-checking controls for US users
by Anuj Chopra - July 7, 2023 - 12:10pm
Meta-owned Facebook has handed US users the controls over fact-checked content, in a potentially significant move that the platform says will give them more power over its algorithm but some analysts insist could...
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