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Facebook pages use AI to spread fake UK politician stories

Facebook pages, reportedly operated from Vietnam, are generating and disseminating fabricated stories about UK politicians through AI. These pages have amassed significant engagement by publishing false narratives, often featuring prominent figures like Nigel Farage, in scenarios involving saving kennels, cafes, and babies. This coordinated effort aims to flood social media feeds with disinformation. AI

IMPACT Highlights the use of AI to generate and spread disinformation, potentially influencing public opinion and political discourse.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on the use of AI for disinformation on social media, which is a commentary on the societal impact of AI rather than a core AI development.

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Facebook pages use AI to spread fake UK politician stories

COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Revealed: the Facebook pages using AI to flood feeds with bizarre fake stories about UK politicians saving kennels, cafes and babies. A Full Fact investigation

    Revealed: the Facebook pages using AI to flood feeds with bizarre fake stories about UK politicians saving kennels, cafes and babies. A Full Fact investigation has found pages which mainly appear to be run from Vietnam have gained hundreds of thousands of interactions publishing …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · Some_Emo_Chick ·

    Revealed: The Facebook pages using AI to promote fake stories about politicians https://www. independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli tics/facebook-ai-post-nigel-farage-f

    Revealed: The Facebook pages using AI to promote fake stories about politicians https://www. independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli tics/facebook-ai-post-nigel-farage-full-fact-b2977352.html # news # tech # technology # AI # aislop # meta # facebook # politics # propaganda # disinformati…