There’s clear evidence of global disinformation warfare, and the uncomfortable truth is that those who share this disinformation are holding the internet equivalent of a smoking gun.
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The findings of a study of fake news sharing on Facebook have implications for knowledge sharing in organisations, and for how we address the problem of fake news.
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Generative adversarial networks (GANs) have both positive and negative potential applications in knowledge management (KM).
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Deepfake videos are a very effective tool for carrying out a number of the dark side knowledge management (KM) tactics.
The example of a recent news item from Microsoft News highlights why people should be acting on their doubts about general news outlets.
Four examples of questionable science from a popular social media science news feed.
Given the seriousness of the fake news issue, is there more that the knowledge management discipline can do? Two options are proposed.
Former airline Captain Kevin Sullivan has broken his silence on flight QF72. Has the media responded appropriately?
The Washington Post was accused of spreading fake news after it published inaccurate reports regarding Russian hacking of the US electricity grid. Is this really fake news?
Fake news would cease to be a problem if people stopped falling for it and circulating it, so there’s much that we as media consumers can do.