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Photo Of Rahul Gandhi Taking A Selfie Abroad Is Likely AI Generated | BOOM BOOM found that the photograph is probably AI-generated and not real.

Boom Fact Check spoke with #UBCSE prof. Siwei Lyu about an AI-generated selfie of an Indian politician. Lyu pointed out flaws in the image, such as reflections on top of the sunglasses, that point to the image being AI.
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Viral Audio Of Piers Morgan Praising India’s Strength Is AI-Generated | BOOM The six-minute-long clip falsely attributes pro-India remarks to the British media personality.

Boom Fact Check spoke with #UBCSE prof. Siwei Lyu about several artifacts that suggest an audio clip of British broadcaster Piers Morgan speaking about a conflict in India was generated by AI.

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Fact Check: Altered video shows Liberia's president criticising Trump for praising his 'beautiful' English A video of Liberian President Joseph Boakai being interviewed about U.S. relations in 2017 - when he was vice president - has been altered to seemingly show him criticising U.S. President Donald Trump for praising his English in 2025.

Reuters spoke with #UBCSE prof. Siwei Lyu (CSE) about the legitimacy of a video featuring Liberia’s President criticizing President Donald Trump, with Lyu noting that the video was likely created with a lip-syncing AI.
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AI image does not accurately depict Bangladesh plane crash An AI-made image of an airplane ramming into a skyscraper does not accurately depict the tragic disaster in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka that killed 34 people on July 21, 2025. AFP photos of the site show the fighter jet crashed into a two-storey school building.

#UBCSE professor Siwei Lyu spoke with AFP Fact Check about visual errors that appear in a circulating image that inaccurately depicts a plane crash in Bangladesh.

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Truth seekers’ burden: To see is not to believe In the age of artificial intelligence, what we normally see can no longer be trusted. As AI-generated content becomes more convincing, the distinction between r

#UBCSE prof. Siwei Lyu spoke with The Philippines’ Daily Tribune about how using tools like Lyu's DeepFake-o-Meter can make deepfake detection less daunting, but that the human mind still makes the most powerful detection tool.

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Internet rumor about arrested Texas flood rescuer is AI-enabled fabrication A dramatic story of a 42-year-old man named "Deshawn Miller" using his boat to rescue elderly victims of the floods that swept through Texas July 4, 2025 is spreading across platforms, but it is a fake tale illustrated by AI-generated images. Kerr County jail records show no related booking information, and the TikTok user who first shared the anecdote labeled the supposed photos as created using artificial intelligence and confirmed to AFP that the entire story was fabricated.

Agence France-Presse spoke with #UBCSE prof. Siwei Lyu about rumors over the arrest of a rescue worker during the Texas floods, sparked by an #ArtificialIntelligence-generated image.

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Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology.

The Associated Press spoke with #UBCSE Prof. Siwei Lyu about how someone using deepfake technology was able to bypass security to message top U.S. and foreign officials.

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AI-generated image of a line of houses depicting a Polish village. A Red x goes over the image.

#UBCSE prof. Siwei Lyu spoke with @afp.com about visual clues that suggested an image of a Polish village circulating online was generated by #AI.

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Siwei Lyu sits at a table with multiple laptops on it and appears to be speaking to others.

@afp.com spoke with #UBCSE professor Siwei Lyu about an #AI generated video depicting the Pope chastising the U.S. Vice President. Learn more about what signs Lyu say point to the video's "high likelihood of being AI-generated."

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Why video of Qatari emir criticizing Trump is Pants on Fire A viral video clip of the Qatari emir saying he regrets inviting Trump to the Middle East isn’t authentic. It’s a deepfake and uses audio generated by artificial intelligence.

#UBCSE SUNY Distinguished Professor Siwei Lyu spoke with PolitiFact about the validity of a viral video showing a Qatar emir expressing regret over inviting Trump to the Middle East. Lyu says the teeth point to a telltale sign of AI.
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Fact Check: Video of UK's Starmer embracing Labour Party donor is AI, experts say A video claimed by social media posts to be surveillance video of Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer romantically embracing a Labour Party donor is AI-generated, according to four AI forensics experts who spoke to Reuters.

@reuters.com talked to #UBCSE professor Siwei Lyu about an AI-generated video that depicts Britain's Prime Minister romantically embracing a Labour Party donor. Learn more about the the visual anomalies that point to the video being fake: ubseas.info/43nonOX

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AI Generated Image of people riding crocodiles.

It might look fun, but images circulating online last month of a Malaysian crocodile-riding race are not real. #UBCSE professor Siwei Lyu spoke with AFP Fact Check about inconsistencies that point to the images being AI-generated.

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Sky News journalists deepfaked into advertising illegal hidden casinos Sky News journalists deepfaked into advertising illegal hidden casinos

Are journalists promoting gambling apps mid broadcast? #UBCSE professor Siwei Lyu spoke with Sky News about videos that appear to show reporters and the CEO of Apple convincing viewers to download an app called Heavenly Sphere.

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@afpfactcheck.bsky.social quoted #UBSEAS professor Siwei Lyu about photos showing an archaeological site in Indonesia's West Java to be a pyramid. Lyu noted visual inconsistencies like intersecting parallel lines that suggest the image is AI generated.
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For spotting deepfakes, journalists turn to AI expert Siwei Lyu With next year’s presidential election and the emergence of tools like ChatGPT, Lyu's role as a deepfake detective will likely continue to grow.

When AI-generated content circulates online, spreading misinformation, #UBCSE professor Siwei Lyu is there to help.

Check in weekly for #FridayFactCheck updates where we will be highlighting the content that news outlets are fact-checking with help from Lyu.

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