Twitter Bots Amplify Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation Ahead of 2020 U.S. Election
Date: 2020-10-28
Attack vector: misinformation
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2020-10-28-5b53, dated 2020-10-28. Classified attack vector: misinformation. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2020-10-28-5b53) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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