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• Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace and demoralise troops fighting jihadists. BBC News
• The World Economic Forum identifies misinformation, disinformation, fake news, and propaganda as the biggest threat to world peace. Brand Finance
• The EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk to comply with sweeping new laws on fake news and Russian propaganda, after X - formerly known as Twitter - was found to have the highest ratio of disinformation posts of all large social media platforms. The Guardian
• All in all, the spread of fake news related to the U.S. and national security may create confusion and mistrust among the Taiwanese people, which could ultimately weaken Taiwan's ability to resist potential aggression from China. Jamestown
• While media outlets in the coming decades can also deploy AI for a range of tasks, from filtering large data sets through machine learning, to detecting breaking news events across social media, using AI to root out fake news and content will continue to. The National
• Artificial intelligence could supercharge the spread of fake news that could disrupt the election in the EU and many other countries in 2024. The Washington Post
• The year 2024 will witness generative artificial intelligence and large language models being used in phishing, and SMS and social engineering operations by attackers to spread fake news. ISACA
• Beijing will resort to using fabricated videos and spreading false rumours and fake news on social media channels in an effort to disrupt the electoral process. The Telegraph
• With 2024 set to be an election year in the UK, US and many other countries around the world, concerns have been raised about how AI will be deployed to create misinformation and fake news. Press Gazette
• Experts across the world have been warning about the role of tools like ChatGPT will have in fabricating fake news and influencing public opinion during the biggest election year in history. TechRadar
• China uses a sophisticated, multi-pronged approach to influence public opinion, far beyond fake news, with AI posing an ever-growing threat. Merics
• Other risks posed by AI include imminent threats such as fake news being used in 2024's US election, and every country developing its own warfare robots. Information Age
• Energy pressure, an increase in the military threat, the pressure of Russian propaganda, and spreading fake news are actions that have an impact on the situation in Europe. Situation at the Poland-Belarus border
• Countries worldwide are now having to contend with a growing deluge of fake news which threatens to manipulate voting, exacerbate societal tensions, and even incite violence - such as the 2021 attack on the US Capitol Building. Centre for Emerging Technology and Security
• Companies deploying generative AI tools with the potential to generate disinformation should place labels on their content as an effort to combat fake news. CoinTelegraph
• AI will scale the spread of disinformation, creating bigger problems with fake news and images. Yahoo News
• Japan plans to start using artificial intelligence to analyze foreign disinformation campaigns, bolstering its response to the spread of fake news across social media. Nikkei Asia
• The Indian government has taken legislative swipes against VPN providers, made third party platforms directly responsible for user-generated content, and leveraged fear-inducing terms like terrorism and fake news to propose and pass laws that expand already generous government snooping powers. Techdirt
• In a world of deep fakes, propaganda, and fake news, companies will value employees who are open-minded but able to judge the quality of information that inundates us every day. Forbes

Last updated: 12 January 2025