Media Diet
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A former FiveThirtyEight journalist reflects on how a simple Wisconsin election chart from 2020 was stripped of context and turned into "proof" of election fraud.
The lesson: context can be stripped away faster than it can be restored. (1/2)
www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
The lesson: context can be stripped away faster than it can be restored. (1/2)
www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
In 2020, FiveThirtyEight published a chart that was weaponized to spread election disinformation. It still haunts me. - Poynter
How a simple chart was stripped of context and turned into a symbol of fraud that outlived the news site that published it.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
A former FiveThirtyEight journalist reflects on how a simple Wisconsin election chart from 2020 was stripped of context and turned into "proof" of election fraud.
The lesson: context can be stripped away faster than it can be restored. (1/2)
www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
The lesson: context can be stripped away faster than it can be restored. (1/2)
www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
We've had misinformation before.
But AI is doing something different: making people question *everything*. What do we lose when we don’t believe anything we read? (1/2)
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But AI is doing something different: making people question *everything*. What do we lose when we don’t believe anything we read? (1/2)
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
We've had misinformation before.
But AI is doing something different: making people question *everything*. What do we lose when we don’t believe anything we read? (1/2)
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But AI is doing something different: making people question *everything*. What do we lose when we don’t believe anything we read? (1/2)
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Instagram is using AI to automatically generate headlines and descriptions for posts, without users' knowledge or consent, to rank higher in Google Search results. Meta confirmed the practice and say it helps people "better understand the content" (1/2)
www.404media.co/instagram-is...
www.404media.co/instagram-is...
Instagram Is Generating Inaccurate SEO Bait for Your Posts
Instagram is generating headlines for Instagram posts that appear on Google Search results. Users say they are misrepresenting them.
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Instagram is using AI to automatically generate headlines and descriptions for posts, without users' knowledge or consent, to rank higher in Google Search results. Meta confirmed the practice and say it helps people "better understand the content" (1/2)
www.404media.co/instagram-is...
www.404media.co/instagram-is...
Nobel laureate @mariaressa and researchers from 5 top universities warn in Science: "AI swarms" could disrupt the 2028 election. The technique involves overwhelming people with unverifiable information rather than explicit propaganda. (1/2)
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Nobel laureate @mariaressa and researchers from 5 top universities warn in Science: "AI swarms" could disrupt the 2028 election. The technique involves overwhelming people with unverifiable information rather than explicit propaganda. (1/2)
Is offline the new luxury?
2026 is being called the year of the analog, with creators emphasizing journaling and logging off
Have your habits shifted away from technology this year?
2026 is being called the year of the analog, with creators emphasizing journaling and logging off
Have your habits shifted away from technology this year?
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Is offline the new luxury?
2026 is being called the year of the analog, with creators emphasizing journaling and logging off
Have your habits shifted away from technology this year?
2026 is being called the year of the analog, with creators emphasizing journaling and logging off
Have your habits shifted away from technology this year?
Content creators like Olivia Yokubonis (aka Olivia Unplugged) are building followings by doing something counterintuitive: reminding viewers to stop scrolling. Armed with research and a kind voice, she pops up in feeds to ask if you remember the video you saw two minutes ago
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Content creators like Olivia Yokubonis (aka Olivia Unplugged) are building followings by doing something counterintuitive: reminding viewers to stop scrolling. Armed with research and a kind voice, she pops up in feeds to ask if you remember the video you saw two minutes ago