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Closeness of B.C. election to U.S. election ‘likely’ to lead to more false news

But Elections BC says it is prepared to handle threats to election integrity
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Elections BC says “voters in B.C. should have a high degree of confidence in the security of our elections and trust the results” in noting that it is prepared for various challenges including AI to election integrity. (Black Press Media file photo)

The office responsible for managing elections in B.C. expects an increase in false or misleading information as the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 19 approaches.

This development is “particularly likely this year” with the provincial election taking place less than three weeks before elections in the United States scheduled for Nov. 5.

But British Columbians can be confident that Elections BC has the “tools necessary” to respond to the challenges, which misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence pose.

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Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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