How can we use technology to weed out online disinformation?

By Ben Miller

Tech companies are using AI to mine major social media platforms to find misinformation and disinformation. – 123rf.com

Some people believe that Donald Trump really won the 2020 US election.

Some people believe Covid-19 is only as bad as the flu. Some people believe the US president is part of a secret satanic cult that eats children.

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