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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7h

No longer is critically examining a video enough to tell if it's real or AI. Sora has changed the game.

🎞 Our very real explainer: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj...

#MediaLiteracy

Sora 2 has changed the landscape for evaluating if a video is legit or AI. No longer can we simply say, "Examine the fingers" or "Take a closer look." The quality of these fakes is too good. Relying o...

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 8h

❌ NO: This is not a genuine video of a man in a military uniform pepper-spraying a protester. It was fabricated by #Sora, an AI tool from OpenAI that lets people create artificial videos from text.

🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/PepperAI

#AILiteracy
#MediaLiteracy

A TikTok video appears to show a man in a military uniform using pepper spray against a protester and caries the text “What’s your name soldier?” The News Literacy Project added a label that says “AI VIDEO.”

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 14h

"It is a paradox that in the age of communication, news & media agencies are undergoing a period of crisis. Similarly, those who consume information are also in crisis, often mistaking the false for the true & the authentic for the artificial." - Pope Leo XIV to global media officials yesterday

Audience with participants in the 39th Conference of the MINDS International Association

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Chris Zimmermann @czimmermann.bsky.social · 16h

Free newsletter for families from the News Literacy Project folks at @newslit.org

Info to support parents wanting to help their kids navigate online information. Could also be a valuable resource for the classroom!

newslit.org/scroll-smart...

Scroll Smarter Newsletter - The News Literacy Project

Scroll Smarter Newsletter A family guide to news literacy. Subscribe now Navigate the news — together Is your teen getting their news and information from TikTok or Instagram? Can they tell what’s rea...

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 1d

Fake NFL fan pages on Facebook are churning out made-up reactions to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, with foreign clickbait articles attributing the same quote calling the singer a "puppet of the left" to over a dozen different coaches and players. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 1d

📢 Massachusetts educators: Join NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social next week to learn how to navigate today's complex info landscape!

Erin will be:
🔷 10/15 - At the nonprofit table (blue level suite 15)
🔷 10/16 - Presenting (blue level suite 17)

🔗 Learn more: www.masscue.org/event/fallco...

#EduSky

MASSCUE 2025 Fall Conference Wednesday Oct 15, 2025 / 10:00AM-10:45AM "Navigating Information in the Age of AI" - Erin Olson next to photo of Erin

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 1d

"Deepfake doctors ... are increasingly being spotted on social media. These faux doctors peddle everything from false medical info to dubious products, like oils to treat hair loss or supplements for endocrine disorders."

➕ Read more about #AI fakes in The Sift: go.newslit.org/Sift6Oct2025

Deepfake Doctors: How AI Spreads Medical Disinformation

AI-generated doctors, some fabricated and some mimicking well-known physicians, sell sketchy products and bad medical advice on social media. Here’s how it works.

www.medscape.com

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 2d

❌ NO: This is not a legit statement from Coca-Cola. The company hasn't even advertised during the #SuperBowl since 2020.

💡 When a genuine news story creates a lot of online commentary, bad actors thrive on spreading inflammatory falsehoods.

🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/CokeSB

#BadBunny

A social media post reads, “I WILL END MY SPONSORSHIP OF THE SUPER BOWL IF THEY LET BAD BUNNY PERFORM AT HALFTIME — Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey allegedly Issued Shocking Ultimatum, NFL’s Response Stuns Millions!” and features an image of Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey and musician Bad Bunny. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “FALSE.”

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 2d

A deepfake video of a US military leader criticizing Donald Trump and demanding the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files has gone viral across platforms.

It is an AI-generated fake, modeled on an image from 2007 of a long-retired lieutenant general.

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 7d

Big issue.👇

Scammers are using video deepfakes of journalists to peddle products online www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scam... via @niemanlab.org

"Without intervention from major social media platforms ... there’s only so much individual journalists and newsrooms can do to counter these scams."

Scammers are using video deepfakes of journalists to peddle products online

Broadcast journalists around the world are being targeted amid an explosion in deepfake scams. Are social media platforms doing enough to counter them?

www.niemanlab.org

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 2d

❌ NO: This is not a legit statement from Coca-Cola. The company hasn't even advertised during the #SuperBowl since 2020.

💡 When a genuine news story creates a lot of online commentary, bad actors thrive on spreading inflammatory falsehoods.

🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/CokeSB

#BadBunny

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 8d

Our latest study finds that ethnic and Indigenous newsrooms are often on the frontlines in the fight against disinformation in the U.S. The report, produced with ASU and UMD, highlights strategies used by these media outlets across the country. Read the report: www.icfj.org/news/us-ethn...

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 5d

Broadcast journalists around the world are being targeted amid an explosion in deepfake scams. Are social media platforms doing enough to counter them? www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/scam...

Scammers are using video deepfakes of journalists to peddle products online

Broadcast journalists around the world are being targeted amid an explosion in deepfake scams. Are social media platforms doing enough to counter them?

www.niemanlab.org

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 3d

In this week's edition of The Sift newsletter:

✨ OpenAI's new social app Sora: Context + discussion questions for the classroom

✨ The impact of AI-generated videos of doctors, journalists + other professionals

🔗 Read & subscribe:
go.newslit.org/Sift6Oct2025

#EdTech
#AILiteracy

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 3d

🏠 We have a NEW home! Easier scrolling, simpler searching, story + impact rich, translatable into multiple languages & accessible.

✨ Check it out: newslit.org

On the homepage of newslit.org a smiling teacher holds a laptop, engaging students in a classroom with an American flag and educational posters. Text reads, "Young people deserve news literacy education."

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7d

🤔 "I model & encourage mindfulness when scrolling, as well as try to get students to put the phone down when spending time with friends & family or when studying."

✨ North Plainfield, NJ, educator Philip Lensi shares methods he uses to teach middle & high school students #MediaLiteracy ⤵️

Insider Spotlight: Philip Lensi

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Phil...

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 6d

Yes, there's a lot going on today, but it's also October 3rd 💅📓🩷 #MeanGirls #NewsLiteracy

Mean Girls meme of 2 photos with overlaid text: Top photo: Aaron and Cady are in classText: On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was. Bottom: Aaron is turned to Cady, who's looking at himText; It's time to fact-check before you share

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 6d

"Until recently, videos were reasonably reliable as evidence of actual events, even after it became easy to edit photographs & text in realistic ways. Sora’s high-quality video, however, raises the risk that viewers will lose all trust in what they see, experts said."

@stuartathompson.bsky.social

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 6d

"Videos made with #Sora are watermarked for now, & both Sora and Vibes are explicitly all-AI feeds. But if these apps become popular their hit clips will spill over onto TikTok, Reels, YouTube & other platforms, where they will mix with real footage."

#AI
#NewsLiteracy

OpenAI's Sora: Fast track to a vacuous AI-video future

The ChatGPT-maker's new app opens door to a world of copyright-violating slop and social-media harms.

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 6d

🎶 Happy release day to Taylor Swift, whose words from last year in reference to the proliferation of AI-generated content couldn't feel more urgent now!

✨ Whether you're listening to a track, reading an article or scrolling your feed, make sure the content is legit & not some AI slop.

quote set against orange background.

THE SIMPLEST WAY TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION IS WITH THE TRUTH.
- TAYLOR SWIFT

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7d

✔️ YES: A photo shows Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect in a Sept. 28 shooting that killed 5, wearing a “Trump 2020: Make Liberals Cry Again” shirt.

❌ NO: It was not altered to add the political graphic.

✔️ YES: Doctoring images on shirts is a common misinfo tactic.

🔗 go.newslit.org/ShirtGraphic

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7d

"Users can create fake clips that depict themselves or their friends in just about any scenario imaginable, with consistently high realism & a compelling soundtrack complete with voices."

Good story by @drewharwell.com & @gerritd.bsky.social on #Sora + a reminder on why #NewsLiteracy is so needed.

Everything is fake on Silicon Valley’s hottest new social network

The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7d

🤔 "I model & encourage mindfulness when scrolling, as well as try to get students to put the phone down when spending time with friends & family or when studying."

✨ North Plainfield, NJ, educator Philip Lensi shares methods he uses to teach middle & high school students #MediaLiteracy ⤵️

Insider Spotlight: Philip Lensi

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Phil...

go.newslit.org

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7d

It's definitely an incredibly challenging time. Everyone needs to use skills such as going to the source and lateral reading before just believing provocative videos they see on their feed.