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2024 to be biggest ever year for voting in elections
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The year 2024 will be the biggest for elections. Two billion people in 64 countries will vote this year. That is half the global population. There will be big changes for many people. For much of 2024, eyes will be on the US. There will be a repeat of the 2020 election if Donald Trump runs again.
Journalists worry about free and fair elections. Bloomberg.com asked a commonly-asked question: "Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?" AI will be used to change the way people vote. Bloomberg said there will be "a storm of disinformation" and a lot of fake news stories.
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Elections - Level 1
The year 2024 will be the biggest for elections. Around two billion people in 64 countries and the European Union will vote this year. That is half the global population. The elections will bring big changes for many people. Voters in the world's four largest electoral blocs – the EU, India, Indonesia and the USA – will vote. For much of the year, eyes will be on the US. There will be a repeat of the 2020 election if Donald Trump runs again.
Journalists worry if elections will be free and fair. Bloomberg.com asked a question that is on many people's lips: "Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?" Artificial intelligence will be used to change the way people vote. Bloomberg said there will be "a storm of disinformation…unlike anything the world has ever seen". Fact checkers will have to work extra hard to reduce the number of fake news stories on social media.
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The year 2024 will be the biggest election year ever. An estimated two billion people in around 64 countries and the European Union will vote this year. That is almost half the global population. The elections will bring big changes for the future of many people. Voters in the world's four largest electoral blocs – the EU, India, Indonesia and the USA – will cast their votes. Taiwan goes to the polls first on January the 13th. For much of the year, eyes will be on events in the US. In November, there will be a repeat of the 2020 election if Donald Trump runs again.
Journalists are worried about how free and fair elections will be. Bloomberg.com has asked a question that is on the lips of many people: "Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?" Bloomberg said artificial intelligence will be used to change the way people vote. It said there will be "a storm of disinformation…unlike anything the world has ever seen". It added that disinformation "gets harder to spot as fake with every passing month". Fact checkers will have to work extra hard to reduce the number of AI-based fake news stories on social media.
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Elections - Level 3
The year 2024 will be the biggest ever year for voting. National elections will take place in around 64 countries, as well as in the European Union. An estimated two billion people – almost half the global population – could vote at some time this year. The results of these polls will bring big changes for the future of many people. Voters in the world's four largest electoral blocs – the EU, India, Indonesia and the USA – will be casting their votes. One of the first contests will be in Taiwan on January the 13th. For much of the year, eyes will be focused on events in the US. In November, there will be a repeat of the 2020 election if Donald Trump runs for President again.
Journalists are worried about how free and fair many elections will be. The website Bloomberg.com has already posed a question that is on the lips of many people. It asked: "Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?" Bloomberg said bad actors will use artificial intelligence to change the way people vote via phoney news articles. It said there will be "a storm of disinformation and digital manipulation unlike anything the world has ever seen". It added that disinformation has already begun to spread, and that this "gets harder to spot as fake with every passing month". Fact checkers will have to work extra hard to reduce the number of AI-based posts on social media.
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