And I will always remember you*...

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of fake AI-generated news on social media, focusing on a false claim about John Stockton's death.

(* the fake, AI Gonzaga fan pages that spread false info ) On this week’s episode, Erin Sellers and Daniel Walters went on the air to talk about Daniel’s most recent article: John Stockton’s Not Dead . Daniel’s article title is a play on the clickbait “news headlines” from fake AI fan pages that have recently appeared on Facebook. More specifically, it’s a reference to a fake headline that claims John Stockton – a former NBA player and Gonzaga alum – died. (He didn’t.) Because some of these headlines use real info with slight changes, it’s important to use a critical eye when viewing news, social media posts, and other forms of media. One example of this is a headline claiming that Netflix announced a documentary on Gonzaga. The reality? There is a documentary on Gonzaga basketball, but it’s through Tubi . Check out this week's Free RANGE episode on YouTube !

People in this episode

Host: Erin Sellers

Guest: Daniel Walters

Topics covered

• fake news
• AI
• media literacy
• sports
• social media
• Gonzaga basketball

Keywords

• fake news
• AI fan pages
• John Stockton
• Gonzaga
• media literacy
• Netflix
• Tubi
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Tubi

Places: Gonzaga, Facebook

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