False Reassurance
The Covid crisis has generated an extraordinary amount of what I like to call “false reassurance.” Consider how many times you heard something general like the following some time in 2020. Everything is going to be ok. We will get through.....»»
Elon Musk"s X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict
Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk's social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants' surprise attack on Israel, with users sharing false and misleading claims about the conflict and Musk himself pointing users to an account kn.....»»
Tweet saying FTX was "fine" was false, court hears
The FTX co-founder tells court that Sam Bankman-Fried's public claims about FTX did not match reality......»»
Tesla owners must arbitrate false advertising claims over Autopilot, U.S. judge rules
The ruling marks a significant victory for Tesla, as it means the company will not have to face class action claims on behalf of much larger groups of vehicle owners......»»
Inside Tiktok"s real-life frenzies - from riots to false murder accusations
Former staff and users tell the BBC the app's algorithm has encouraged harmful real-life behaviour......»»
iPhone 14 hitting east coast"s biggest agricultural fair with false 911 calls
Western Massachusetts' emergency dispatch teams covering the US east coast's biggest agricultural fair says it received nearly a dozen false alarms due to Apple's built-in SOS iPhone features in just days.Crash Detection can save a life, but it also.....»»
"Male soldiers can"t help themselves" is among many rape myths that need debunking
Rape myths are stereotypes and false beliefs associated with all forms of sexual assault. Popular rape myths include "she was asking for it," "good guys don't commit rape," and "women lie about being raped to ruin men's reputations.".....»»
People who primarily "use their own gut feeling" more easily believe conspiracy theories: Study
People who primarily use their own gut feeling to determine what is true and false are more likely to believe conspiracy theories. That is the conclusion of researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, who have investigated the relationship between.....»»
Poll shows who Americans trust (and don"t trust) for health news
Misinformation about health and medicine is rampant in the United States, with far too many Americans being presented false claims and left wondering what to believe, a new survey reports......»»
YouTube to prohibit false claims about cancer treatments under its medical misinformation policy
YouTube announced Tuesday that it will start removing false claims about cancer treatments as part of an ongoing effort to build out its medical misinformation policy......»»
Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted
Dell Australia is paying for something many of its peers are guilty of. Enlarge (credit: Dell) Dell's Australia arm has been slapped with a $10 million AUD (about $6.49 million) fine for "making false and misleading rep.....»»
Countering false and omitted evidence of historically heterogeneous western US dry forests and mixed-severity fires
Evidence of forest structure and fires in pre-industrial dry forests—major forests covering ~26 million hectares (64 million acres) of the western U.S.—provides an essential historical baseline. Dry forests are dominated by ponderosa pine (Pinus.....»»
Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license
Tenpenny lost her license for refusing to cooperate with a board investigation. Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio Chann.....»»
Sports media use linked to belief in rape myths
Young men in a recent study who were regular consumers of sports media were more likely to accept rape myths, a set of false and prejudiced beliefs that can serve to excuse or downplay sexual assault......»»
Angry Tesla customers sue firm over “grossly” exaggerated EV range
Three Tesla drivers launch class action, alleging fraud and false advertising. Enlarge / Tesla cars charging on July 17, 2022, in Nephi, Utah. (credit: Getty Images | George Frey ) Tesla is facing a class-action lawsuit.....»»
Apple Watch emergency calls false positives slammed by UK police chiefs
The Apple Watch has been blamed for a rise in calls to emergency services in the United Kingdom, police chiefs in the country have warned, caused by the various automatic-calling functions of the wearable device.[Dom J/Pexels]While features like Cras.....»»
OpenAI discontinues its AI writing detector due to “low rate of accuracy”
Research shows that any AI writing detector can be defeated—and false positives abound. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a slot machine in a desert. (credit: Midjourney) On Thursday, OpenAI quietly pulled its AI Clas.....»»
Man who drove off a cliff is saved by iPhone 14
A combination of Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via satellite on an iPhone 14 guided rescuers to a driver who had gone off a cliff in California and was bleeding from the head.Crash Detection does keep sending false alarms to emergency services, s.....»»
A Twitter user found scam numbers for major airlines on Google Maps. Google is working to fix it
Google is working to fix false contact information for some major airlines on Google Maps after a Twitter user found a phone number actually connected callers to scammers......»»
Study shows intentions of information source can affect what Americans think qualifies as true
Putting truth to the test in the "post-truth era," Boston College psychologists conducted experiments that show when Americans decide whether a claim of fact should qualify as true or false, they consider the intentions of the information source, the.....»»
Chasing defamatory hallucinations, FTC opens investigation into OpenAI
FTC sends 20-page info request over fears of "false, misleading, or disparaging" generations. Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies about AI rules before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law o.....»»