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Fake Social Media Accounts with AI-Generated Images Linked to Spread of Propaganda and Conspiracies, New Research Shows


New research reveals the prevalence of fake social media accounts using AI-generated images and the spread of misinformation online.

New research is revealing the prevalence of fake social media accounts using AI-generated images and their involvement with the spread of misinformation online. According to the researchers, the fake Twitter accounts regularly shared conspiracy theories involving President-Elect Donald Trump, the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccinations, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and stories about lotteries and finance, including cryptocurrencies. In future studies, the team expects to expand their search with more recent AI models, which they hope will return an even higher percentage of potentially fake Twitter accounts.

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