2023-12-07 05:51:27
Published on Dec 7 2023 at 6:50Updated Dec 7 2023 at 6:51
Does bad information risk driving out good information? With the deluge of “fake news” on social networks in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the rise of artificial intelligence, the question – an allusion to Gresham’s law on currency – becomes even more urgent.
Since the Hamas attack, in a context exacerbated by emotion, photos and videos taken out of context or biased and violent messages sowing confusion abound. So much so that the authorities have slammed their fists, as evidenced by the recent alerts – and even investigation – from Brussels with regard to X (formerly Twitter) or even Meta, TikTok. So of course, “there are more and more safeguards in the regulations (DSA, etc.), but we do not know the exact share of disinformation. The only certainty: in times of conflict or war, the flow of fake news explodes,” confirms Chine Labbé, editor-in-chief of Newsguard.
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