LAist fact checks
LAist fact checks
- January 13, 2025
- Cailin O’Connor, LPS, LAist, Jan. 13, 2025 (The Brief)
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The thing with social media platforms is misinformation can spread as fast as the fires currently burning across the L.A. region. Hot off the announcement that Meta is doing away with fact checkers, social media has been ablaze with conspiracy theories and AI generated images and videos. … Cailin O'Connor, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, said sometimes when misinformation spreads, people can act on them and this could have consequences during an emergency situation.
For the full story, please visit https://laist.com/brief/news/la-region-so-too-are-conspiracy-theories-and-misinformation.
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