[New] The Turing Institute's Wooldridge reckons pernicious issues like fake news could see a real industrialization at the hands of AI, a big worry given that models are already routinely producing very plausible falsehoods.
Insider
Members of Asean must work closely together to fend off and respond to cyber threats, which are on the rise due to scams and fake news fuelled by artificial intelligence.
The Straits Times
Excessive legislation threatens to quash dissent, as in Bangladesh and India, where reporters are arrested under imprecise fake news laws.
NIICE NEPAL
Only 38% of Indian internet users could confidently identify fake news.
Eurasia Review
In 2026, NTT DATA predicts a rise in AI-powered disinformation, with synthetic media spreading fake news or inciting unrest.
Reputation Ace - Reputation Management
In recent years, policy proposals that aim to reduce the prevalence of misinformation such as the Combating Misinformation and Disinformation bill in Australia and the bill against fake news in Germany have faced backlashes over posing risks to free speech.
Nature
Journalism now straddles two worlds: traditional balanced reportage and a digital, AI-enabled free-for-all, where a story dismissed as fake news might actually be accurate and where seemingly authoritative stories can turn out to be anything but.
Trellis
Iran is expected to exploit domestic rifts on sensitive issues such as the Israel-Hamas conflict, immigration, and other contentious debates, mainly by creating proxy sites mimicking US-based news outlets to disseminate fake news.
MAX Security
Terrorist groups could prompt LLMs to help them generate text to promote and defend disinformation and fake news, lending false credibility to their propaganda campaigns.
Communications of the ACM
According to a study published in SN Social Sciences, synthetic media could enable manipulation and deception on a large scale, which is a matter of great concern in a world already permeated by fake news.
Discover Magazine
Last updated: 08 March 2026
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