Pascal Lapointe
@paslap.bsky.social
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Journaliste scientifique, rédacteur en chef de Science-Presse : @sciencepresse.bsky.social La rubrique de fact-checking Le #DétecteurDeRumeurs. Le cours en ligne Décoder l’info scientifique. www.sciencepresse.qc.ca
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« Russian campaign had infected the AI models: on average the models repeat false Kremlin claims one third of the time when people ask the chatbots about them. Using AI,this network spread the Kremlin’s 207 favorite false claims by spreading 3.6 million articles in 2024,using 150fake news websites
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“By infecting AI models, Russia is rewriting history for everyone around the world in real time,” writes NewsGuard co-CEO Gordon Crovitz in his Reality Check Commentary.

Read it here:
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/ai-models-...
AI Models Need to be Disinfected — Or George Orwell’s “1984” Will Come True
Commentary by NewsGuard Co-CEO Gordon Crovitz
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com
paslap.bsky.social
« That’s the maddening thing about the chemtrail conspiracy – it is utterly counterproductive. I do believe chemtrail conspiracists care about the environment and human well-being. All their efforts achieve, however, is to suck energy from legitimate protest and misdirect it at a pie in the sky »
paslap.bsky.social
Un influenceur très aimé des républicains et très populaire et qui gagne beaucoup d'argent avec ses messages n'a jamais mis le pied aux USA. Peut-être un des ados macédoniens d'il y a 8 ans qui a eu le temps de vieillir.
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NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

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The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America
Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.
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paslap.bsky.social
Le regard du dessinateur de The Oatmeal sur l'IA. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
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2/2 « This MAHA movement is not going to fix the healthcare system, because its leaders profit by making people distrust health care. » www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTpf...
You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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paslap.bsky.social
1/2 Quinze minutes bien employées: vidéo du NY Times analysant les méthodes par lesquelles les influenceurs américains en santé alternative peuvent progressivement attirer leurs abonnés dans les théories du complot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTpf...
You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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paslap.bsky.social
On comprend qu’un gouv. se ligue avec les pétrolières. Mais quelle est la logique de défendre le charbon? «Trump is betting that forcing coal plants to stay open, offering $625 million to upgrade plants, giving away coal on federal land, cutting pollution limits, will spark a turnaround»
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While Trump “could prolong the operating lives of some coal plants for a short period,” write Seth Feaster and Dennis Wamsted, “these measures will not reverse the decline of an industry hurtling into economic and technological obsolescence.”
Opinion | Trump’s Coal Plan Is Doomed
Domestic coal can’t compete with batteries, solar and gas much longer.
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paslap.bsky.social
"The economy is being bolstered by investment boom in A.I. Estimate suggests that A.I. capital expenditures may reach 2% of the gross domestic product in 2025, up from less than 0.1 % in 2022. That means the equivalent of about $1800 per person in America will be invested this year on A.I."
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“The coat of A.I. gloss is giving the administration runway to double down on bad ideas,” writes Natasha Sarin. “The situation is worse than having all of your economic eggs in one basket. It’s closer to putting all of your eggs in one basket and stomping on all the other baskets.”
Opinion | The A.I. Boom Is Masking Trump’s Policy Blunders
This is worse than putting all your eggs in one basket.
nyti.ms
paslap.bsky.social
"While we can hope this will be the first and last death from measles during this outbreak—newborn or otherwise—the disease has likely spread too far, through a population too poorly protected, for us to believe we’d be getting away with that."
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How Alberta Became the Epicentre of Canada’s Measles Outbreak thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-... via @thewalrus.ca

Politics, lies, fearmongering, community pressure...

"The thing about viruses is they punish complacency; the costs always surface."

#VaccinesWork! #ScienceMatters!
How Alberta Became the Epicentre of Canada’s Measles Outbreak | The Walrus
A virus eradicated from Canada a generation ago just took the life of a newborn
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2/3 "Since the early days of social media and YouTube, there has been more content created than people could ever watch, so we allowed algorithms to sort through it all and tell us what we watch, and we saw what happened to the media landscape, to our attention economy" www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/m...
Why you need to pay attention to Sora 2 and our future AI unreality | CNN Business
If you work in the media industry or simply care about the quality of the information ecosystem we all inhabit, you need to pay attention to Sora 2.
www.cnn.com
paslap.bsky.social
1/3 Il y a de quoi s'inquiéter de voir apparaître 2 "réseaux sociaux" voués à la création de fausses vidéos. Mais plutôt que de marteler que leurs vidéos sont convaincantes, peut-être devrions-nous marteler encore plus fort "vérifiez la source". www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...
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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Là où je serai demain. Le congrès de l'Association des communicateurs scientifiques a cette année pour thème la désinformation, ou les "parasites" qui nuisent à la compréhension des messages. www.acs.qc.ca/congres
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GRATUIT | Un atelier en ligne dans le cadre de la #SemaineÉducationMédias qui vous invite à découvrir comment identifier des sources fiables, évaluer la crédibilité d’un expert ou repérer les limites d’une étude scientifique, et ce même si vous n’avez pas étudié en science. @habilomedias.bsky.social
Décoder l'info scientifique:  À la portée de tous !
Vous voulez identifier les sources fiables, évaluer la crédibilité d'un expert ou repérer les limites d'une étude scientifique?
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«Just as firefighters stockpile equipment before the first spark, journalism must prepare before the flames.
Checklists for wildfire reporting, networks of local experts, pre-prepared content for the platforms where misinformation spreads» par @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
Extinguishing wildfire misinformation: avenues for journalistic improvement
Our Journalist Fellow Niko Efstathiou looks at how news publishers can improve their coverage of wildfires and fight false narratives around them.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
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À Washington, la liste des mots interdits s’allonge : le ministère de l’Énergie a ajouté #ChangementsClimatiques », « décarbonation » et même « vert ». Des mots à éviter autant dans les recherches scientifiques qu’il encadre que dans ses communications internes et externes.

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Mot interdit: vert
À Washington, la liste des mots interdits s’allonge : le ministère de l’Énergie a ajouté « changements climatiques », « décarbonation » et même « vert ». Des mots à éviter autant dans les recherches scientifiques qu’il encadre que dans ses communications internes et externes.
www.sciencepresse.qc.ca
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2/3 "in becoming one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century, Dr. Goodall opened the door for more women in her largely male field as well as across all of science." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
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Trois hommages parmi plusieurs 1/3 "She leaves behind a towering legacy of empathy and care for the natural world."
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Acclaimed conservationist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall has died, leaving behind a legacy of empathy for primates and the natural world
Jane Goodall, dogged advocate for the natural world, has died aged 91
www.newscientist.com
paslap.bsky.social
D'habitude, l'audience fait partie du spectacle. "Trump seemed quieter and more confused than usual; he is not accustomed to audiences who do not clap and react to obvious applause lines. “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before,” he said."
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The generals and admirals at Quantico today should be forgiven if they walked out of the auditorium and wondered: What on earth is wrong with the commander in chief?

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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay
Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.
www.theatlantic.com
paslap.bsky.social
Quoi, ce qu’on voit à la télé pourrait être différent de ce qu’on vit sur place? Qui l’eut cru? « I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?" www.kgw.com/article/news...
Trump questioned perception of Portland before approving military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'
President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."
www.kgw.com