How Russia Weaponized Social Media With 'Social Bots' - NPR

Congress held hearings last week on how Russia used social media to interfere with the presidential campaign. One key tool they used was "bots," computer programs that act like real people online. Read More

FBI Shuts Down Massive Russian AI-Driven Bot Farm on X

An investigation by the DOJ has uncovered a Russian bot farm that used AI to create fake social media profiles to post support for Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. Read More

Feds pull plug on Russia 'bot farm' that spread social media lies

Federal prosecutors ripped down hundreds of artificial intelligence-generated phony social media accounts used by Russian operatives to create a "bot farm" that spread lies and pro-Vladimir Putin ... Read More

Science news tagged with social media bots - Phys.org

News tagged with social media bots. Date. 6 hours 12 hours 1 day 3 days all. Rank. Last day 1 week 1 month all. ... In light of the growing dominance of social media and the spread of ... Read More

Feds launch crackdown on Russian social media bots

Russian social media bot farms have been around for years, and were used to spread disinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. According to a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory put out ... Read More

Social media ‘bots’ continue to spread misinformation on mask ...

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. Cuffari, Benedette. (2021, June 09). Social media ‘bots’ continue to spread misinformation on ... Read More

Fake social media bots run by Russia tied to Arizona company - AZFamily

The U.S. Department of Justice reported it has disrupted a Russian misinformation campaign, that used fake social media accounts to spread misinformation about the war in Ukraine. News Deadly ... Read More

What social media platforms are doing to stop misinformation about ...

YouTube. Russian state-run media is a powerhouse on YouTube. Russia Today, specifically, has found success on the platform over the years. RT's main channel has more than 4.5 million subscribers. Read More

Misinformation vs. disinformation: How 'fake news' spreads - USA TODAY

With social media and a increasingly polarized political climate, we've entered a golden era of misinformation. Here's what you should know. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ... Read More

Social Media Bots - American Libraries Magazine

The good news is that it is possible to watch for bots on social networks. To protect ourselves from bots that spread misinformation, we can use the following methods and teach our users the same: Do ... Read More

Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It

The game simulates a social media news feed, showing actual articles from low- and high-credibility sources. Users must decide what they can or should not share and what to fact-check. Read More