Some of the likely AI-generated faces from fake LinkedIn profiles identified by Stanford University researchers. The central positioning of the eyes is a telltale sign of a computer-created face. onnie Hanzhang Jin//NPR hide caption
Shannon Bond Shannon Bond is a correspondent at NPR, covering how misleading narratives and false claims circulate online and offline, and their impact on society and democracy.
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Children play a virtual reality game a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Live Site set up on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images hide caption
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A picture taken in Moscow in March 2018 shows the Russian language version of Facebook's "about" page, featuring the face of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022 Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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The main newsroom of Russian outlet Sputnik News in Moscow on April 27, 2018. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Facebook's parent company Meta said in a statement that it had received requests from a number of governments and the European Union "to take further steps in relation to Russian state controlled media." Jenny Kane/AP file photo hide caption
Meta said it has removed the accounts and blocked the websites being used to masquerade as independent news outlets and posted claims about Ukraine being a failed state. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter remove disinformation targeting Ukraine
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Meta, Facebook's parent company, says the decision to bar Russian state media from making money on its platform comes in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Tony Avelar/AP hide caption
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Meta is spending billions on the metaverse. Here's what it's like on the inside
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Ranking member Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing about online child safety in October. Samuel Corum/Getty Images file photo hide caption
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Meta's Market value plummets by $200 billion as Facebook user base declines
In this illustration photo taken in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2021, a person watches on a smartphone as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils the META logo. The name of Facebook's parent company was changed to Meta to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Joe Rogan, the comedian, TV commentator and podcaster, reacts during an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in May 2020. Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images hide caption
What the Joe Rogan podcast controversy says about the online misinformation ecosystem
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In the year since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, a crackdown by big tech platforms has sent the attack's organizers and far-right groups scrambling for new homes on the internet. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption