December 25, 2024 An AI-generated image of a shark has been passed off as a genuine image of a long-extinct megalodon shark in social media posts that claim it was a “living megalodon discovered by German fishermen in the early 20th century”. The image was in fact first shared by an account that states it […]
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December 10, 2024 After Indonesia kickstarted their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a win over Saudi Arabia, a video made the rounds in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed fans of German club Borussia Dortmund unveiling a giant tifo in support of the archipelago nation’s football team. The tifo
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