AI-generated and recycled disaster videos from Venezuela and China show how quickly fabricated footage can outrun reliable information, leaving social media users to separate genuine eyewitness evidence from engagement bait
It was early evening in Berlin, just a day before Christmas Eve, when Josephine Ballon got an unexpected email from US Customs and Border Protection. The status of her ability to travel to the United States had changed—she’d no longer be able to enter the country. At first, she couldn’t find any information online as…
When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked.