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Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tag…

Teacher’s fake-marriage uproar hid another scandal— in-school lefty brainwashing

Teachers spent hours advising each other how to bring anti-Israel activism into public school classrooms — thanks to wide-open state education standards.…

Fake Booking.com travel credit scam targets travelers

A fake Booking.com phishing email offers a $500 travel credit using your real name, a tight deadline and a dangerous "Redeem Now" button to steal logins.…

Fake Verizon fraud call nearly stole his account

A fake Verizon fraud call nearly led to an account takeover when a scammer used text verification and device changes to steal a Texas man's access.…

A girlfriend who never existed and fake friends. How Graham became a money mule

Graham Guy was the victim of a romance scam and had his bank accounts drained over several years. Then came an unusual request that unwittingly drew him into crime.…

Your Favorite World Cup Moment Might Be Fake

Some of the most viral moments from the World Cup come from suspicious accounts.…

South Africa’s Migrants Panic Over a Fake ‘June 30’ Deadline

A fake South Africa migrant deadline ordering foreigners to leave by June 30 is spreading panic; the government says the AI-made notice is false.…

FACT CHECK: Sarah Discaya ‘confession’ on stealing public funds is a deepfake

The detained contractor did not make the statement in the video, although she has previously accused several public officials of receiving kickbacks in exchange for contracts…

Bihar fake encounter case: Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha meets the victim’s family, inspects site

Bihar's judicial commission, led by Judge Vinod Kumar Sinha, investigates the alleged fake encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari.…

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s fake video controversy | Explained

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann faces a controversy over a fake video, impacting AAP's 2027 Assembly election prospects.…

FACT CHECK: Villanueva quote card on Senate quorum is fake

A staff member of the senator says the quote card attributed to Villanueva, in which he criticized Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, is ‘fake news'…

The Shocking Arrest of a MAGA Pit Bull and His Fake Secret Service Pal

Ryan Fournier and his friend were arrested on Friday. Strip clubs, counterfeit badges, and made-up claims of Trump world access contributed to their fall.…

Trump says ‘fake news’ US will pay Iran as part of peace deal

President Donald Trump denied claims that the United States would pay Iran as part of a peace deal. The details of the peace agreement with Iran haven’t been made public, but one r…

Trump says $300B fund to rebuild Iran is ‘Fake News’

As "nudify" tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims from AI deepfakes (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : As “nudify” tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims from AI deepfakes — A…

Eric Trump Accused of Seeking UFC Fight Intel, Calls It ‘Completely Fake’

A prominent announcer posted, and then deleted, the damning exchange.…

Deepfakes are everywhere. The godfather of digital forensics is fighting back

Comic: It's America's Founding Fake News Terrorist, Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams sets his sights on Tory lackeys.…

Grok AI broke Canada’s laws, created 6K sexual deepfakes per hour: probe

Trump’s pick to lead statistics agency disputes president’s faked data claims

People Love to Hate This Fake Private Equity Guy

Green New Deal scammers fake being MAGA to defeat Chip Roy

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) ran to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general but lost in the Republican primary runoff late last month to state Sen. Mayes Middleton. Roy's defeat wa…

YouTuber who faked livestream to create alibi in pregnant girlfriend’s murder learns his fate

A YouTuber who faked a video game livestream to try to create an alibi while he fatally stabbed his pregnant girlfriend was sentenced to 31-years to life in prison after investigat…

Ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold by making fake top-secret spy program

Former Central Intelligence Agency official David Rush, who is accused of stealing more than $40 million and converting the proceeds into gold bars and other valuables, allegedly c…

Passenger allegedly boards flight with fake boarding pass, forcing plane back to gate

A Houston man allegedly used a fraudulent boarding pass to board a United Airlines flight, causing a three-hour delay before the plane returned to gate.…

Commercial driver murdered after being lured to fake wedding —- Police

Three suspects have been arrested by the police. The post Commercial driver murdered after being lured to fake wedding —- Police appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .…

Nearly 50 immigrants detained by ICE in two-year, South Carolina fake ID probe

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers took the workers into custody on alleged immigration violations, and the company’s plant manager and human resources director were arre…

News24 | No bail for Brown Mogotsi in ‘fake’ assassination attempt case

Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been denied bail after being accused of staging a fake assassination attempt on himself in Vosloorus in November last year.…

Miranda Devine: The Dems launch more fake rumors about Trump’s health — but the president is at the top of his game

The day I went to the White House to interview President Trump, Democrats launched another fake rumor campaign about his health.…

The US and other Five Eyes nations warn that China is flooding online job platforms with fake profiles and offers targeting government and military personnel (Greg Miller/Washington Post)

Greg Miller / Washington Post : The US and other Five Eyes nations warn that China is flooding online job platforms with fake profiles and offers targeting government and military …

Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images

Jess Asato was portrayed wearing a bikini in Grok-generated images after she criticised creation of such non-consensual pictures A Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Mus…

British lawmaker Jess Asato sues Elon Musk’s xAI after Grok users made fake sexualized images of her in a bikini

xAI said earlier this year it restricted image editing in Grok, and blocked users from generating images of people in revealing clothing in “jurisdictions where it’s illegal.”…

UK lawmaker Jess Asato sues Elon Musk’s xAI over deepfakes

Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok deepfakes

Jess Asato said she filed a claim at the High Court on Wednesday in a bid to seek accountability for the design choices that allowed Grok to create such images…

Gemini Made This Hyperrealistic Deepfake Video of Me in Just a Few Minutes

Google is rolling out a personal deepfake feature that lets you clone yourself to create short videos, complete with your own voice.…

UK MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-generated fake sexual images in landmark case

Labour MP Jess Asato sues Elon Musk's xAI over non-consensual deepfake images created by Grok, in a landmark UK case that could reshape AI developer…

Linux Fu: Fake Webcams, GUI Edition

Previously, I looked at using the Linux video loopback system from the command line. The basic trick was simple enough: capture video from a real camera, process it with something …

UK MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over fake sexual images generated by Grok

A UK MP is suing Elon Musk's xAI over fake sexual images created by Grok, in what could become a landmark test case under UK privacy and data protection…

Amazon now generates images of fake products in one of the dumbest uses of AI yet [Video]

AI can be useful in a lot of places, but there are many scenarios where it doesn’t make sense. Amazon,...…

MP sues Musk’s xAI in UK test case over fake sexual images

I made a Gemini avatar of myself. It’s so real, it creeps me out

I used Gemini's new avatar feature to put myself at Disneyland and in a podcast studio. Then I made it confess to a crime.…

Android introduces fake call detection to stop deepfake scams

Fake call detection on Android helps protect you from scammers using AI deepfakes to impersonate your contacts.…

'Far less gay': UFC fighter Sean Strickland posts fake Bud Light ad commemorating Pride Month

Strickland points out some remarkable differences between this June and Pride Months of the past.…

Google Will Soon Spot Fake Calls on Supported Android Phones

June's Android feature drop also expands AirDrop compatibility, Personal Safety features for kids, and fashion-finding options.…

7 new Android features coming to your phone in June — including fake call detection and Google Photos wardrobe

Google has a wealth of Android updates planned this month, covering security, style, reading, and more.…

Question - Fake USB thumb drive that stores over network to a NAS

YouTuber who faked GTA livestream while murdering pregnant girlfriend jailed for life

McCullagh shared a ‘live’ broadcast of him playing video games on the night of the murder…

No charges for man who coroner found faked wife's suicide

Fakemon Region Nexus

CORE: Conflict-Oriented Reasoning for General Multimodal Manipulation Detection

The rapid rise of generative AI has made multimodal fake news increasingly realistic and pervasive, posing severe threats to public trust and social stability. Existing detection m…

Trump Rips to Shreds 'Fake News' Media Report About Iran Cutting Off Talks

I reported on Monday how Iranian state media was claiming that Iran had cut off the talks they had going on with the U.S., allegedly in protest of Israel's actions against Hezbolla…

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound …

FBI hunts most wanted neighbor next door who allegedly faked cancer, scammed loved ones for luxury getaways

A Pennsylvania woman is wanted by the FBI after allegedly faking brain cancer to scam friends and family out of thousands used for Australian vacations.…

Someone wrote a fake EULA into Bitcoin. Two hours later they revoked it.

On May 30, 2026, an OP_RETURN inscription claimed federal law enforcement could search anyone who downloaded the block. Six blocks later, the author published a revocation. Both ar…

SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots

Fuller allegedly diverted $6.2 million for personal use and $5.5M for Ponzi-like payments; only 3% of funds went to crypto trading.…

Fake fee receipt scam unearthed in SV University

A fake fee receipt scam at SV University has been uncovered, involving manipulated documents and financial misappropriation.…

Lenovo responds to that "fake" handheld - Yep, it's official & illegally loaded with games

SEC charges Nathan Fuller with $12.3M crypto fraud using fake AI trading bots

The SEC charged Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3M from 150 investors through fake AI trading bots. Only 3% of funds were used for actual crypto purchases.…

AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk

Can race, guilt, and empathy get you to pay $40 for this $9 belt buckle on TikTok?…

The great motor oil shortage of 2026 is another fake, media-driven panic — and drivers are paying the price

Empty shelves? Jacked-up prices? Finger-pointing at ‘supply chains’? Welcome to toilet paper panic 2.0.…