CNN uses NLP’s misinformation dashboard to report on fake celebrity endorsements
A common theme of rumors swirling this election season claim that celebrities like Taylor Swift and Aaron Rodgers have endorsed – or snubbed – the presidential candidates, according to a CNN analysis of data in the News Literacy Project’s Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024.
CNN found that about 1 in 10 rumors in the dashboard dealt with these false claims.
“If you repeatedly see these falsehoods that exaggerate a candidate’s popularity, it can still stick, even if you know it’s not legitimate as you scroll past it in your feed,” said Peter Adams, NLP’s Senior Vice President of Research and Design.
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