#information-credibility

#information-credibility

On TikTok, the war against Iran began with a series of videos from influencer types in Dubai, Doha, and elsewhere in the Middle East. They sat on restaurant patios or on hotel-room balconies and pointed their phone cameras skyward to document missiles flying through the air of their respective cities, then disappearing into puffs of smoke as they were shot down.

AI-synthesized faces are now perceived as more trustworthy than real human faces. Let that sink in for a second: the fake version of reality is more believable than reality itself. Meanwhile, misinformation spreads six times faster than true information on social media. During a crisis, when stress and fear impair our ability to think critically, the information ecosystem becomes a minefield.