CASE FILE News Verification ยง1/6

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CRITICAL MEDIA
Classification EYES ONLY
Subject area SEQUENTIAL
Document date โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
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Real Case ยท The Question

In May 2023 a fake AI-generated photo of an explosion at the Pentagon spread fast enough to dip the stock market before anyone checked. How do you actually establish that something is true before you publish it?

Open the verification desk.

  • When did you last share or believe something online that turned out to be wrong? What would have caught it?
  • A photo can be 100% real and still lie. How?
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