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Washington Post intern gets to the bottom of Mitch McConnell’s ‘proof of life’ photo showing paper’s sports section

The 84-year-old senator has not been seen in public since June 14

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell's Photo Meant To Quiet Health Rumors. It Sparked A New Wave Of Online Scrutiny.

A photograph released by Sen. Mitch McConnell's office to address weeks of speculation about his health has instead become the center of a new debate over misinformation, digital trust and the ease with which authentic images can be questioned online.

International Business Times

The Grim Warning Sign From AI Influencers That Keep Racking Up Comments From Lonely Men: “Loss Of Humanity”

“AI is out of control. Can you imagine what it will be in 5 years?”

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Republicans Release AI Deepfake of James Talarico — Is Voter Manipulation Crossing the Line?

Republicans release an AI deepfake of James Talarico in a Texas Senate ad, sparking debate over voter manipulation and the growing role of AI in US elections.

International Business Times UK

AI fakes on Minneapolis and Venezuela are spreading like wildfire - how can we tell what is real?

IN DEPTH: Artificial intelligence can generate huge reams of content almost instantly, filling our timelines with videos from the bizarre to the gruesome. But experts tell Bryony Gooch that AI is poisoning an internet already rife with disinformation

The Independent UK

Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’

AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’

The Guardian - US

False AI 'Fact-checks' Stir Online Chaos After Kirk Assassination

With a fire hose of misinformation surrounding the assassination of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, social media users have turned to AI chatbots for reliable updates -- only to encounter contradictory or inaccurate responses, further fueling online confusion.

International Business Times

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Donald Trump blames AI for video showing items thrown from White House. Is it the new 'fake news'?

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a video circulating online that showed items being tossed out of an upstairs window of the White House was created with artificial intelligence, despite his press team seeming to confirm the veracity of it hours earlier.

Euronews

Missing minute in Jeffrey Epstein jail security video revealed in document dump

The 61-second clip from inside New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center surfaced among more than 33,000 newly released files on Epstein

The Independent UK

New questions raised about Epstein jail cell death after fresh review of full video reveals mystery ‘orange shape’

New forensic analysis of Epstein jail footage challenges DOJ and FBI claims that no one could have entered Epstein’s cell before his death

The Independent UK

FBI, DOJ Have Video With Missing Minute From Epstein Jail Video, Report Claims

The FBI and the DOJ have a copy including a minute missing from the footage showing the area outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell the day before his death, according to a new report

Latin Times

Controversial video showing Jeffrey Epstein’s cell door before his death was ‘modified,’ report finds

DOJ faces further backlash after claiming the footage outside the convicted sex offender’s cell was ‘full raw’ and unedited

The Independent UK

Trump Admin's Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified Using Adobe Premiere Pro: Report

Surveillance footage released by the DOJ to support its claim that Epstein's suicide was not suspicious contains metadata suggesting the video was edited.

Latin Times

Tech-fueled Misinformation Distorts Iran-Israel Fighting

AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the Israel-Iran conflict, fueling a war of narratives across social media.

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The Independent UK

Police took over a week to name the NYC subway burning victim. A fake name spread in the meantime

It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a New York subway train on Dec. 22

International Business Times

Trump Shares Doctored Images Showing Taylor Swift Support

Donald Trump shared doctored images showing Taylor Swift and her fans supporting his presidential campaign, in an apparent effort to tap into the pop singer's mega star power in the US election.

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Research shows AI image generators could be their own demise

AI art doesn't make good training data.

International Business Times UK

Can AI Truly Self-Improve? New Findings Show Human Data Crucial for AI Advancement

Despite significant advancements in large language models, one major limitation is that they cannot train their own content to improve intelligence.

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The Independent UK

A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.

A rare neurological disorder robbed Rep. Jennifer Wexton of her ability to speak clearly

The Guardian - UK

Smudgy chins, weird hands, dodgy numbers: seven signs you’re watching a deepfake

Look out for surplus fingers, compare mannerisms with real recordings and apply good old-fashioned common sense and scepticism, experts advise

International Business Times

'Everybody Is Vulnerable': Fake US School Audio Stokes AI Alarm

A fabricated audio clip of a US high school principal prompted a torrent of outrage, leaving him battling allegations of racism and anti-Semitism in a case that has sparked new alarm about AI manipulation.

WEKU

A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist

This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.

The Guardian - UK

‘Inceptionism’ and Balenciaga popes: a brief history of deepfakes

What began as a primitive tool has spawned hyperrealistic fakes with the potential to disrupt elections around the world

France 24

AI-generated images add to the confusion in the war between Israel and Hamas

Since the attack carried out on Israel by Hamas on October 7, the internet has been flooded with thousands of images of the conflict and even more rumours. However, many of the videos and photos circulating are actually false. Two of these images recently went viral. The first image supposedly…

France 24

Was this photo of a dead Israeli baby AI-generated? When AI-detection errors muddle public debate

On October 12, the official account of the state of Israel posted an image of a tiny, charred body, claiming that the image showed a baby killed by Hamas during the attacks carried out on October 7. In the hours after the image was posted, social media users began to…

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