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Iran spread anti-Israel, US disinformation to global media through fake journalists, OpenAI says

Beyond helping operators place content before wider audiences, OpenAI said AI enabled malicious actors to conduct operations with greater scale, efficiency, linguistic fluency, and editorial ability.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.
 A member of the media walks at the area of Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City, October 18, 2023

The vanishing terrorists: The New York Times' new Gaza reporting strategy - opinion

Lebanese army troops deploy at the entrance of the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, Lebanon, July 21, 2026

Lebanon's proposed information law raises concern for press freedom, limits Palestinian media jobs

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 10, 2026.

Trump says Iran has told US no tolls being sought at Strait of Hormuz


Unsure if news is true? Looking it up may make you more likely to believe misinformation - study

The Nature study employed a series of five experiments to gauge the impact of online search engines in evaluating false or misleading views.

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Why do people believe disinformation? The right mindset to confront it

Psychological research has identified several contributing factors including personality characteristics, social contexts, affect, and cognition. 

 Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Keyboard warriors: Fighting for Israel's digital story

The FM’s David Saranga and Sapir Levi tell The Media Line how Israelis are working to spread the message and combat misinformation, where there is much negativity, but also hope.

 A caricature of Iran controlling Hamas as part of an Israeli campaign on social media.

In the battle for Israel-Hamas war narrative, truth falls away

In the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, even doctors and journalists have shown explicit anti-Israel bias in the current conflict.

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Controversy surrounds reports of Israeli baby found burned alive in oven

FakeReporter continues to maintain that it has not yet been able to independently verify the story of the baby burned in an oven.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 1, 2023

Galilee Medical Center bans BBC from premises

The British broadcasting team was supposed to film in Nahariya, but hospital staff are angry about the biased coverage of the war and announced: "They will not enter here until further notice."

 The entrance to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, May 7, 2023

Fake news exposed: Injured Gaza baby photo has been proven to be AI-generated

The new version of the AI art generator DALL·E 3, has reservations about generating images symbolizing Israeli advocacy, like a robust Israeli soldier with an eagle and the country's flag.

Injured Gaza baby photo which has been proven to be AI-generated.

Russian prosecutors want to jail fugitive TV journalist for 9-1/2 years

Marina Ovsyannikova is famous for bursting into a news broadcast with a placard that read "Stop the war" and "They're lying to you".

Marina Ovsyannikova attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, July 28, 2022.

Cancer misinformation is harmful to women’s health

Misinformation about cancer is spreading on TikTok and it's harming women.

TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

'Stretching' facts in a post-truth era harms politicians' credibility - study

With increasing scrutiny on global government policies in a “post-truth” era, policymakers are being forced to justify their actions and validate reasons for their decisions.

Former US President Donald Trump addresses The Faith and Freedom Coalition's 2023 "Road to Majority" conference in Washington, US, June 24, 2023.