Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots

I want to get some breaking news down south in Los Angeles, a legal setback for the Trump administration. We're just learning that a judge has denied a DOJ request to segregate ballots in California. The judge warning if that was allowed, it would, quote, wreak havoc on next week's midterm elections. The Justice Department sued to stop the state from counting 20,000 ballots, which they had argued in court were from suspected non-citizens. But again, a judge has denied that request to pull those ballots. Well, political ads and commentary flooding airwaves and social media sites as we approach the midterm elections. And experts are sharing tips for determining what content is factually correct and what is misinformation. Now, a key point is to know the difference between misinformation and disinformation. Misinformation is information that isn't true, but it's not spread with any malicious intent. Disinformation, however, is false information spread with the intent to confuse or mislead people. Much more likely to agree with something or disagree with something if it provokes a strong reaction. And that can shape our ability to actually interpret, is this legitimate? Content that makes people react emotionally. Also, more likely to have false statements. So experts are recommending that you cross-check the information you see with other sources. always double check where you're getting your information from and do not take everything at face value tonight a new report is raising doubts about the accuracy of AI chatbots when it comes to the midterm election a survey finds two in five americans are turning to artificial intelligence for information about tuesday's election the washington post tested six popular chatbots, including Amazon's Alexa, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude system, and Microsoft's Copilot. They were asked to make voter guides across the country. The Post reports nearly a quarter of guides contain mistakes, such as a Senate seat that's not up for a vote this year. What happens is you go in asking a question and you come out of that conversation thinking that you've learned a lot of new things, where actually you've just been validated in your beliefs. You may not have learned a lot of new things, and that in itself, this is very problematic. NPR reports some voters are using bots to compare candidates, as well as research down ballot races and fact-check claims. Now, while political analysts say AI, it can be helpful, chatbots can also reinforce a user's existing views and can be subtly persuasive rather than giving voters both sides of an issue or a candidate. So important.