AFP story shows how satire can cross into misinformation

Published on October 17, 2024 NLP in the News

Satirical posts online can spread out of context and fool people into thinking the joking claims are real, the News Literacy Project told the AFP for a recent story that examined this trend being used to spread election misinformation. Says NLP’s Hannah Covington, Senior Director of Education Content: “People who aren’t in on the joke take it at face value.”

The News Literacy Project has been tracking election-related rumors and the tactics being used to spread falsehoods in its Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024.

Read the AFP article on Yahoo News here. Read more about the misinformation trends NLP is tracking here.

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