Hacker News with Generative AI: Fake News

Clip leads made with fake wire [video] (youtube.com)
The racist AI deepfake that fooled and divided a community (bbc.co.uk)
When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a suburb outside the city of Baltimore. But it was soon exposed as a fake, manipulated by artificial intelligence - so why do people still believe it’s real?
The internet is 90% Fake (ycombinator.com)
The internet is not real and 90% of its traffic is likely bots.
CNN and USA Today have fake websites, I believe Forbes Marketplace runs them (larslofgren.com)
What if I told you that Forbes Marketplace, the affiliate company operating on Forbes.com ALSO had agreements with CNN and USA Today?
The Sleazy World of Reddit Marketing, Everything Is Fake (larslofgren.com)
Elon Musk tweets plagiarized article bylined by fake writer (futurism.com)
Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands (theguardian.com)
Elon Musk deletes post spreading fake news about UK 'detainment camps' (politics.co.uk)
KrebsOnSecurity Threatened with Defamation Lawsuit over Fake Radaris CEO (krebsonsecurity.com)
Poland to boost cybersecurity after fake news attack (reuters.com)
Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake news (science.org)
Supersharers of Fake News on Twitter (science.org)
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (elpais.com)
Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures (wsj.com)
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (elpais.com)
AI content firm creates fake writers for ai articles (futurism.com)