The fake images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are invading social networks, e Twitter prepares to fight with new tools for fact-checking.
Already at the beginning of the year, the platform had introduced the Community Notes (in Italian Community Notes), which allow individual users to evaluate the veracity of a specific tweet, adding context and information.
Today, however, Twitter announced that Community Notes will also be available for photos.
But how do they work?
Twitter: fight fake images with fact-checking
Similar to what already happens for posts, the Community Notes for images will allow users to report if a particular photo is fake. Here’s how Twitter announced the news
Raters and readers will see notes that authors marked as “about the image” slightly differently, so it’s clear to everyone that they should be interpreted as about the media, not the specific Tweet. Ratings can help identify cases where a note may not apply to a specific Tweet. pic.twitter.com/EDkSfRfxHv
— Community Notes (@CommunityNotes) May 30, 2023
The tweet explains that users will be shown a box with any objections to the photos and videos posted (if, of course, the images in question should require such a objection). To report any fake image will be the users themselves, but only those whom Twitter will evaluate as reliable (only those who have a Writing Impact of at least 10)
Fake photo of Pentagon explosion goes viral on Twitter
The countermove comes after a photo was leaked last week showing the explosion of a wing of the Pentagon. The image obviously turned out to be a fake generated by artificial intelligence. Yet he was faithful enough to deceive many. The photo, moreover, had been shared by a profile with a blue check, which aggravated the extent of the fake news.
As you can see from the image below, the offending tweet now bears the wording of “manipulated media content”. The writing appears in large letters when you click on the share button of the tweet.
