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Columbia Daily Spectator covers Rumors conference

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November 1, 2024
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The Columbia Daily Spectator published an article by Kristin Merrilees reviewing our October 2024 Rumors, Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories conference.

"‘Rumors, Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories’ conference dives into the past and present of falsehood"

"From ‘fake news’ to ChatGPT ‘hallucinations’ to deepfakes created by artificial intelligence, the problem of falsehoods might seem like an extremely modern one. The ‘Rumors, Disinformation, and Conspiracy Theories: From Gutenberg to Social Media and AI’ conference aimed to showcase how this is not a new phenomenon, but a problem that has existed throughout history...."

Read full article here.