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Turning up the noise: How chatty bots are ruining social media

In our June 2025 edition, we investigate the impact of AI-powered bots on social media. Plus, Labor's super proposal sparks a flurry of misinformation, and a Chinese paraglider sails into a verification snag.

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Deepfakes and democracy: Did AI shift the dial this election?

In our May 2025 edition, we explore the role of deepfakes in the 2025 federal election and bring you the results of our Election Promise Tracker. Plus, the Trump administration turns 100 (days old).

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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