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Ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, center left, greets supporters at a campaign rally, flanked by mayoral candidate Clara Brugada and Morena party president Mario Delgado, in Mexico City, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

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Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Fri,05/31/24-11:19PM , 198 Reads
Mexican voters are poised to elect their first female president, a cause of celebration for many that has also touched off a flurry of false and misogynist online claims, blurring the lines behind fact and fiction.
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Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 9, 2021. To educate themselves on Artificial Intelligence, lawmakers have created a task force and invited experts to explain how AI could transform our lives. Beyer is taking it even further by enrolling in college to get a Master's degree in machine learning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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A congressman wanted to understand AI. So he went back to a college classroom to learn
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Wed,04/10/24-11:17PM , 207 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don Beyer's car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun.
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A woman checks for her name before casting her vote at a polling station during the Telangana state assembly elections in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 30, 2023. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians - or over 10% of the world’s population - will vote in the country's general elections. It's one of several high-profile elections around the world this year that are highlighting concerns about online election misinformation. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)

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Election misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Tue,03/19/24-11:05PM , 89 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warnings about deepfakes and disinformation fueled by artificial intelligence. Concerns about campaigns and candidates using social media to spread lies about elections. Fears that tech companies will fail to address these issues as their platforms are used to undermine democracy ahead of pivotal elections.
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Silhouettes of people are seen on an American flag as President Joe Biden speaks at Max S. Hayes Hight School, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Cleveland. Conspiracy theories are nothing new. Humans have always speculated about secret motives and plots as a way to understand their world and avoid danger. But these days, conspiracy theories and those who believe them seem to be playing an outsized role in our politics and culture. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Takeaways from the AP's look at the role of conspiracy theories in American politics and society
By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Wed,01/31/24-9:46AM , 92 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories have a long history.
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