Are social media and coordinated misinformation campaigns fomenting extremism?
We recorded 3 claims from this post. 3 can’t be checked. 1 more is held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (3)
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Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“It is not inconceivable that AI-generated propaganda could be significantly intensifying the scale and impact of such a campaign.”
What we tested: It is not inconceivable that AI-generated propaganda could be significantly intensifying the scale and impact of a possible foreign (e.g., Russian) active-measures campaign to destabilize the United States through social media posts.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“TikTok has no interest in showing anyone a balanced or statistically representative view of the world.”
What we tested: TikTok has no interest in showing users a balanced or statistically representative view of the world.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“The algorithm may be fine when it is directed at dancing bears, but when directed at the daily news, it is likely doing serious damage to our ability to co-exist as humans.”
What we tested: TikTok's recommendation algorithm, when applied to daily news, is likely doing serious damage to people's ability to co-exist.
Held from this post (1)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.