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The 'algorithmic fog of war' with Israel and Hamas

The challenges of figuring out what’s real and what’s not in the Israel-Gaza war. How much worse is the “fog of war” when fake or sensational content is pushed in front of you by an algorithm?
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A convoy of military vehicles and tanks drive down a road.
TOPSHOT - A convoy of Israeli military vehicles drives down a road at an undisclosed location on the border with the Gaza Strip on October 15, 2023. More than one million people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip in the last week, the UN said on October 15, after a week of Israeli bombardment and warnings about a ground attack against Hamas commanders. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images) (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
Front Burner25:52The 'algorithmic fog of war' with Israel and Hamas

Avi Asher-Schapiro, tech reporter with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, takes us through some of the reasons fake news or misleading content about the fight between Israel and Hamas is being amplified on social media feeds. 

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