As a follow-up the EDMO Scientific Conference at the University of Amsterdam, Claes de Vreese and Aqsa Farooq edited a special section of the International Journal of Communication. The open-access articles dive into central questions at the intersection of technology and information integrity, covering journalism, EU policy, factchecking, political ads, health disinformation, and much more:
(Generative) AI and Disinformation—Introduction
by Aqsa Farooq and Claes de Vreese
Defining the Role(s) of AI in Disinformation Research—A Systematic Review
by Maria Grub and Edda Humprecht
Breaking the News? Generative AI’s Impact on Journalism and Its Implications for Disinformation
by Nicolas Mattis and Claes de Vreese
Socio-Technical Imaginaries of AI’s Role in the Strengthened EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
by Alejandro Flores Moleon
Unveiling Disinformation Narratives With AI: Collaborative Insights from Fact-Checkers and Computer Scientists’ Work in Analyzing Climate Misinformation Narratives
by Irene Larraz, Ramón Salaverría and Javier Serrano Puche
Parental Perceptions of Dynamic Exchanges of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Misinformation and Corrections From AI Checkers on Reddit
by Rita (Rongwei) T., Benedetta Burston, Jikai Sun, Emily Vraga, and Leticia Bode
A Beacon of Trustworthiness in a Sea of Disinformation: Does News Coverage About the Dangers of Generative AI Cause People to Flock to Journalism?
by Tom Dobber, Michael Hameleers, Christopher Starke, and Toni van der Meer
Echoes of Doubt: Exposure to Information About Generative AI Decreases Believability of News
by Marina Tulin, Myrto Pantazi, Christopher Starke, Michael Sivolap, Tom Dobber
Synthetic Diversity: Examining the Effects of Ethnic Targeting Using AI-Generated Political Ads
by Morgan Wack and Douglas A. Parry