Blessing or curse? A survey on the Impact of Generative AI on Fake News
It addresses the societal problem of fake news affecting consumers and voters, but it is incremental as a survey that synthesizes existing findings without introducing new methods or results.
This survey examines the dual impact of Generative AI on fake news, highlighting its ability to automate the creation of high-quality, targeted fake news while also aiding in detection, based on a comprehensive review of research and practical applications in 2024.
Fake news significantly influence our society. They impact consumers, voters, and many other societal groups. While Fake News exist for a centuries, Generative AI brings fake news on a new level. It is now possible to automate the creation of masses of high-quality individually targeted Fake News. On the other end, Generative AI can also help detecting Fake News. Both fields are young but developing fast. This survey provides a comprehensive examination of the research and practical use of Generative AI for Fake News detection and creation in 2024. Following the Structured Literature Survey approach, the paper synthesizes current results in the following topic clusters 1) enabling technologies, 2) creation of Fake News, 3) case study social media as most relevant distribution channel, 4) detection of Fake News, and 5) deepfakes as upcoming technology. The article also identifies current challenges and open issues.