Data suggests Americans received 15 billion political text messages in 2022. More are expected for this year’s presidential election, but not all of them are legit.
Arun Rai, a business professor at Georgia State University and a member of Georgia’s AI Advisory Council, says more and more people are coming up with ways to scam people. He himself has been targeted by scammers with misinformation.
On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Rai talked with show host Rose Scott about the dangers and risks of political misinformation and how it can spread through multiple channels, including text messages, emails and robocalls.
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