A tweet that appears to show far-right influencer Candace Owens ridiculing Ben Shapiro with reference to a “dry” bank account went viral on Friday. The tweet refers to “Ben’s wife” and even looks like it had been deleted, based on a viral screenshot. But the tweet isn’t real. It was made by a comedian. Twitter … Read more
One of the executive producers and co-hosts of TMZ is sharing his skepticism about the Kate Middleton video that the show released. Everyone has been wondering about Kate‘s whereabouts for months and the questions continued when it was discovered that her recent Mother’s Day photo was digitally altered. A new video was released by TMZ … Read more
Fake movie posters for a remake of The Land Before Time, falsely billed as upcoming releases from Universal and Disney/Pixar respectively.Screenshot: Facebook / TikTok Movie posters appearing to show an upcoming remake of the children’s dinosaur movie The Land Before Time (1988) have elicited strong emotions on social media recently. But no matter if you … Read more
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The CIA allegedly launched a secret operation to troll Chinese officials and turn public opinion against them through leaked intelligence and negative news on social media. Reuters reports the operation began in 2019 and was also aimed at causing paranoia within Xi Jinping’s government. CIA agents reportedly made fake social media accounts to spread rumors, … Read more
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘s name has been in the news lately as one of the potential picks for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s Vice Presidential running mate. However, a rumor has been circulating that suggest Rodgers is linked to some upsetting statements. According to CNN, Aaron Rodgers has “shared deranged conspiracy theories about the … Read more
Have you seen a stunning photo of Hollywood Mountain, California recently? One image is making the rounds on social media platforms like Facebook and BlueSky depicting what appears to be a lush green mountain with the L.A. skyline in the background. But it’s completely fake. There’s not even a real place called Hollywood Mountain. Like … Read more
2024 is set up to be the biggest global election year in history. It coincides with the rapid rise in deepfakes. In APAC alone, there was a surge in deepfakes by 1530% from 2022 to 2023, according to a Sumsub report. Fotografielink | Istock | Getty Images Ahead of the Indonesian elections on Feb. 14, … Read more
One of the advantages of generative AI tech is its natural language capabilities. That means you don’t need to be a programmer, engineer or scientist to “talk” to a gen AI chatbot and prompt it to create text, illustrations and other images, video, audio, photographs, and even programming code in seconds. But the “magic” … Read more
A photo of Kate Middleton and her kids sent around by Kensington Palace Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day in the U.K. is now being accused of possibly being fake. Multiple photo and new agencies — like the Associated Press, Getty Images, etc. — have yanked the picture in question, and AP even handed down a … Read more
Have you seen that croissant made in the shape of a dinosaur that’s gone viral in recent days on sites like Reddit and X? It’s incredibly cute. But we regret to inform you this “Croissantosaurus” was made using generative AI. In fact, if you track down where this pastry was first posted, you’ll find an … Read more