Saturday, January 3, 2026

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Deepfake George Will videos invent Supreme Court deadline for Trump

Who did it: HUMAN Snopes

Snopes found YouTube videos in which AI-altered interview clips of columnist George Will appeared to report a Supreme Court order giving Trump 72 hours to hand over financial records or risk jail. The rumour was fabricated, Snopes says; some videos carried "altered or synthetic content" labels and disclaimers viewers may have missed.

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AI-invented case law turns up in London parking appeals

Who did it: HYBRID The Standard

London's chief adjudicator, Anthony Chan, says AI-written appeals against parking and traffic fines are growing and citing "hallucinated" case law; in one appeal, five of seven cases cited did not exist. One appellant who threatened to sue in the High Court went silent when asked for a copy of the case he relied on.

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