With Generative AI blurring reality through deep fakes, voice swaps, and impersonations of popular artists, tech companies are being called on to reduce misinformation. In a bid to retain user trust, Tiktok is developing content labels that signify and set apart AI-generated creations.

With misinformation seemingly ever-present on social media, many people are feeling frustrated trying to decipher fact from fiction. Following on from tracking this behaviour in our Communications Sector Snapshot, Canvas8 spoke to eight Britons to understand the impact of fake news.

As fake news continues to flourish across the web, people are looking to tech companies to take charge of the issue and make long-term adjustments to restore the credibility of online news. But with misleading media easier than ever to manufacture, how can trust be created and maintained?

A survey has found that Gen Zers and Yers are worse than Boomers when it comes to spotting fake news. It comes as many put their trust into alternative sources of information, with the survey concluding that the more time someone spends online, the more susceptible they become to misinformation.