Tromsø municipality's proposed kindergarten and school structure, which would close eight schools, cited sources that do not exist: of 18 entries, only seven could be traced, iTromsø found, including a nonexistent 2018 book attributed to professor Thomas Nordahl. Municipal director Stig Tore Johnsen admitted AI was used as an aid, and the consultation has been paused for six months.
Frankfurt's Higher Regional Court has ordered Meta to delete several videos in which a faked Eckart von Hirschhausen promoted a weight-loss product, and to act more firmly against deepfakes, according to a WDR press release. Several people reportedly paid the scammers for a product that does not exist; the TV presenter had no part in the clips.
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DGK Roofing's motion to undo a default judgment, filed by attorney Ryan Agee, cited Blount v. Smith, 119 Ohio App.3d 647, on excusable neglect. Preble County Common Pleas Judge Martin P. Votel wrote that the citation does not exist, the cited page belonging to a case not about the rule at issue, and denied the motion on March 28, 2025.
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures and Paramount, rather than enforcing copyright, have claimed ad revenue from AI-embellished fake trailers on YouTube, including Screen Culture videos for Superman and House of the Dragon. Screen Culture, whose dozen editors make up to 12 videos a week, had two fake Fantastic Four trailers ranking above Marvel's official one. The studios declined to comment.
Facebook ads linking to realistic fake CBC News articles about the Canadian election are steering readers to "zero risk" cryptocurrency schemes, CBC reports; one featured an AI deepfake of Prime Minister Mark Carney urging people to invest $350. After CBC contacted them, Meta removed flagged ads and disabled accounts, and Tucows suspended a domain.
