Tag Archives: Checking

BBC Verify Live: Fact checking Trump’s Washington DC crime claim

BBC Verify Live: Fact checking Trump’s Washington DC crime claim

How many people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year?published at 11:41 British Summer Time 11:41 BST Rob EnglandBBC Verify senior data journalist As of 10 August, 26,555 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2025, according to official figures, external. That’s the highest number at this point in the year since …

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Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk’s Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions

Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk’s Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions

Earlier this week, xAI’s Grok chatbot went haywire, started praising Hitler, and had to be put in timeout. It was just the latest incident in what appears to be behind-the-scenes manipulation of the bot to make its responses “less woke.” Now it seems that developers are taking a simpler approach to manipulate Grok’s outputs: Checking out Elon Musk’s opinions before …

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