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‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign

U.S. election officials prepared for an artificial intelligence-influenced campaign season. Generative AI had moments in the spotlight, but did not overtake the election. Here’s why.

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Department of Government Efficiency – Congress didn’t propose new $243,000 salaries in spending measure, as DOGE account claimed

Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”

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Social Media – No, officials didn’t say Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter identified as transgender

“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”

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Instagram posts – Fatal airplane crash on Connecticut-New York border falsely identified as drone crash in New Jersey

Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.

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Facebook posts – ‘Robert Thibodeau’ is not a serial killer on the run in your city. This is a national scam.

"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.

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1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it?

During Supreme Court arguments over gender-affirming care bans, Justice Sonia Sotomayor cited two contrasting statistics about how many trans youth “regret” treatment — 85% or 1%? Here are the facts behind those two numbers.

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