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For Fact’s Sake is back for a brand new series, kicking off with a special three-part look at the impact of misinformation on the upcoming elections this year.
In the first episode, we spoke to Polly Curtis from think tank Demos about how AI could affect the general election, and democracy more widely.
Demos has recently produced a report on the potential of AI to alter democracy.
We also launched our newest feature, the Conspiracy Dictionary, with a look at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Show notes:
- Demos’ report into AI impacts is here.
- Follow Polly Curtis on X here.
- More information on conspiracies surrounding the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset here.
Ferret Fact Service (FFS) is a non-partisan fact checker, and signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers’ code of principles.
All the sources used in our checks are publicly available and the FFS fact-checking methodology can be viewed here.
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