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30 August 2026

AI chatbots may be better than search engines in guarding against foreign propaganda

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Source reporting: NPR News

AI chatbots may be better than search engines in guarding against foreign propaganda

In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse. (Image credit: Getty Images)

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