On July 24, 2023, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, unveiled the new Twitter logo, an “X” made of two intersecting lines — announcing the new logo generated broad social media buzz. However, as with many new releases, a viral image that caught many people’s attention claimed that “The Simpsons” show, a famous American […]
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Since Google announced its own language model AI called “Bard” in February, it has garnered worldwide attention, as Google is one of the biggest tech companies with vast data resources. And recently, we found various Facebook pages, claiming to be official pages of Google and promoting posts with malicious links, claiming to be the new model of […]
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While the development of artificial intelligence (AI) can be highly beneficial and boost human productivity, AI can sometimes create misunderstandings. This is especially true when social media users fail to mention that a particular artwork was made using AI technologies. In the most recent example, an AI-generated image of Tom Cruise went viral, claiming to […]
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Scientists in different parts of the world are researching humanoid robots resembling the shape and features of humans, and recent advancements, especially in AI technologies, have significantly aided such developments. However, a lot of misleading content also gets viral from time to time, claiming to be scientific breakthroughs of human-like robots. This is our investigation […]
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The wonders of nature have captured people’s attention for generations with stunning landscapes, unique creatures, and incredible natural events. So naturally, people love to share their appreciation for nature on social media. But unfortunately, misinformation can also spread quickly, leading to confusion and misunderstandings. Recently, we found another picture of a beautiful yet peculiar tree […]
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The trend of using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images has been gaining popularity lately. It’s fascinating how AI-powered apps and software enable us to create unique and surreal photos using filters and algorithms. However, this has also raised concerns regarding the spread of misleading and false images across the internet. A recent example is […]
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The race to create smarter, more capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems is accelerating, but some prominent scientists and tech industry leaders are calling for a pause. In an open letter released on Wednesday, more than a thousand signatories from various fields and countries, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, urged a six-month moratorium on the […]
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As mobile phones and smart devices have become indispensable over the last decade, many now resort to the ease of online banking and other financial transactions. In such a background, we came across viral social media posts about a new type of fraud, SIM SWAP Fraud, which purportedly would steal your bank account data from the […]
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Various scammers and criminals use several tactics to defraud individuals and steal their information. As mobile phones are an integral part of most, these devices often get targeted in such planned attacks, which can be in the form of unsolicited calls, texts, voicemails, etc. Hence, many advisory messages get circulated informing the public to beware […]
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Facebook, the flagship product of Meta, continues to be the most popular social media platform across the world, connecting millions of people. As with any social media network, privacy is a main concern among Facebook users as well. Within that context, we noticed viral claims stating that all the content Facebook users had ever published […]
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