Are social media and coordinated misinformation campaigns fomenting extremism?
We recorded 3 claims from this post. 3 can’t be checked. 1 more is held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (3)
In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Causal claim
“It is not inconceivable that AI-generated propaganda could be significantly intensifying the scale and impact of such a campaign.”
Our reading: It is not inconceivable that AI-generated propaganda could be significantly intensifying the scale and impact of a possible foreign (e.g., Russian) active-measures campaign to destabilize the United States through social media posts.
No horizon
Qualifier: not inconceivable that... could (double hedge; raised only as a possibility)
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“TikTok has no interest in showing anyone a balanced or statistically representative view of the world.”
Our reading: TikTok has no interest in showing users a balanced or statistically representative view of the world.
No horizon
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Causal claim
“The algorithm may be fine when it is directed at dancing bears, but when directed at the daily news, it is likely doing serious damage to our ability to co-exist as humans.”
Our reading: TikTok's recommendation algorithm, when applied to daily news, is likely doing serious damage to people's ability to co-exist.
No horizon
Qualifier: when directed at the daily news
Held from this post (1)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.