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Blake Lively Disputes “False Premise” of Justin Baldoni’s $250 Million New York Times Libel Suit

As the new year begins, a pair of lawsuits from former It Ends With Us collaborators Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are making waves across Hollywood. Baldoni, director and colead of the big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestseller, is suing The New York Times for libel and false-light invasion of privacy over a December […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Step Inside GQ’s Starry Miami Art Week Celebration

On the Friday night of Miami Art Week, there were parties. Lots of them: after all, the post-Thanksgiving contemporary art bonanza is the final great shmoozefest of the year, where fame and influence collide with the art world in a cannonball run of stone crab dinners and champagne-soaked receptions. But there was only one place […]

Science

AI fact checks can increase belief in false headlines, study finds

Filippo Menczer, right, is the senior author on the study. Credit: Indiana University Although many tech companies and start-ups have touted the potential of automated fact-checking services powered by artificial intelligence to stem the rising tide of online misinformation, a new study led by researchers at Indiana University has found that AI-fact checking can, in […]

Technology

Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims

The claims, however, didn’t go viral until last week and the release of the deepfake video. Darren Linvill, codirector at Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub, tells WIRED that he immediately recognized this tactic as part of Russia’s well-established disinformation playbook. “There is little doubt this is Storm-1516,” says Linvill, whose team uncovered the network last […]

Politics

’60 Minutes’ says Trump’s accusation that Harris interview was deceptively edited is false

In a rare rebuke, the CBS news magazine “60 Minutes” denied charges by former President Trump that the program doctored an answer in Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent interview to make her look better to viewers. CBS ran an excerpt of the Democratic presidential candidate’s interview on “Face the Nation” the day before it ran […]

Politics

Fact checking false claims about noncitizen voting : NPR

Voters fill out their ballots on the second day of early voting in the 2024 presidential election at the Board of Elections Loop Super Site in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 4, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images This presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and other […]