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Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.

By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINE FERNANDO (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be […]

Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.

Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.

Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.

Generative artificial intelligence tools have made it far cheaper and easier to spread the kind of misinformation that can mislead voters and potentially influence elections.

2024 will be the first U.S. presidential election in which sophisticated AI tools that can produce convincing fakes in seconds are just a few clicks away.

Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming presidential election contest. The safeguards that attempted to counter the bogus claims the last time are eroding, while the tools and systems that create and spread them are only getting strong...

Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.

Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.