Polymarket’s AI Is Feeding Users Fabricated Information The prediction market fancies itself a “global truth machine” and a boon to journalism. Tow finds a very different reality. August 27, 2026 By Tory Lysik
Mending Local News in a Crisis February 19, 2026 By Emily Bell How nonprofit and for-profit business models can complement each other when big-money media fails.
How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA February 5, 2026 By Miranda Green Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
Too Many FOIA Requests, Too Little Transparency February 5, 2026 By C.J. Robinson FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests.
How Politicians and the Press Battle for Eyeballs January 29, 2026 By Tory Lysik and Dhrumil Mehta An analysis of politicians’ official social media accounts.
AI Chatbots Can Search the Web—So Why Don’t They? January 27, 2026 By Aisvarya Chandrasekar and Klaudia Jaźwińska Why AI platforms should be accountable for misrepresenting breaking news
AI Search Has a Citation Problem March 6, 2025 By Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar We compared eight AI search engines. They’re all bad at citing news.
Unheard February 18, 2025 By Dhrumil Mehta, Bette Dam, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, and Sthavir Murthy Using large language models to conduct source audits of the news.
Q&A: Lucas Graves on Meta’s Decision to Shut Down Its Global Fact-Checking Program February 4, 2025 By Kaylee Williams
From ‘News Deserts’ to ‘Information Oceans’? December 19, 2024 By Sarah Stonbely Reframing local landscapes for the digital age.
Plotting with Podcasts December 3, 2024 By Stuart Anderson-Davis AI tools are generating ultra-realistic customized podcasts that can be used for a variety of legitimate purposes. The Tow Center tests how they can also create misleading content and propaganda.
How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content November 27, 2024 By Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar
From ‘Mitigating Risks’ to Ensuring ‘Industry Leadership’ November 27, 2024 By Kaylee Williams How Trump’s second term is expected to affect AI regulation.
Courier Newsroom Spent Big on a Meta Ad Blitz in October November 5, 2024 By Dhrumil Mehta, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, Ananya Chetia, Hazel Gandhi, Somaiyah Hafeez, C.J. Robinson and Suiumkan Ulanbek The $6 million–plus the progressive ‘newsroom’ spent on Meta lagged only the official Trump and Harris campaigns.
Deconstructing stories: What you need to engage with automated news October 29, 2024 By Samuel Danzon-Chambaud
Q&A: The Backfire Effect—Is Fact-Checking Doing More Harm Than Good? October 22, 2024 By Stuart Anderson-Davis How political scientist Dr. Yamil Velez is using AI to find the best approach for tackling misinformation.
