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A popular Facebook page sharing AI-generated videos of Australian women protesting against immigration is actually being operated from Sri Lanka. https://t.co/C0ElxIXDUm
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A popular Facebook page sharing AI-generated videos of Australian women protesting against immigration is actually being operated from Sri Lanka.
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AI-generated mugshots of fugitive Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot two police officers dead, are causing confusion on social media. https://t.co/U1WJQMzE7l
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AI-generated mugshots of fugitive Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot two police officers dead, are causing confusion on social media.
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Australian aid to Afghanistan is being misrepresented as a grant to the Taliban, which the Albanese government doesn't even recognise. https://t.co/NUCKDdTuI7
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Australian aid to Afghanistan is being misrepresented as a type of grant to the Taliban, which the Albanese government does not even recognise as the country's legitimate government.
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A claim that new legislation enabling the government to seize underutilised homes from older Australians is a work of fiction. https://t.co/L3akzfU3qD
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A claim that new legislation enabling the government to seize underutilised homes from older Australians is a work of fiction.
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Dozens of impossible, AI-generated visuals of disasters, crashes and international sporting events are being posted by another self-described NZ "news" page on Facebook. https://t.co/WYIcAONFGe
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Dozens of impossible, AI-generated visuals of disasters, crashes and international sporting events are being posted by another self-described NZ
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Claims that porn websites have sidestepped regulation while the government clamps down on social media sites are misleading. https://t.co/m1fbDs5nr5
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Claims that porn websites have sidestepped regulation while the government clamps down on social media sites are misleading.
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False claims are circulating that a group of Muslims who attended a Sydney rally opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit began praying in front of a memorial to victims of the Bondi attack. https://t.co/Yjor5IheoV
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False claims are circulating that a group of Muslims who attended a Sydney rally opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit began praying in front of a memorial to victims of the Bondi attack.
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Fake news targeting Australian seniors on social media has reached a new peak with a video falsely claiming there are 10 new laws aiming to turn them into criminals. https://t.co/oAgix90Gya
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Fake news targeting Australian seniors on social media has reached a new peak with a video falsely claiming there are 10 new laws aiming to turn them into criminals.
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An anti-immigration leaflet has massively understated the number of babies of European ethnicity being born in New Zealand. https://t.co/eRXt8Qp6Sx
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An anti-immigration leaflet has massively understated the number of babies of European ethnicity being born in New Zealand.
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Claims that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese changed the oath that new Australian citizens are required to take are baseless. https://t.co/dH1AMWcxe8
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Claims that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese changed the oath that new Australian citizens are required to take are baseless.
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An expert says a Facebook page's use of AI-generated "news" images is undermining trust in legitimate news media outlets. https://t.co/82XPsJoprg
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An expert says a Facebook page's use of AI-generated
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A social media user who falsely claiming the UK has said it will seize babies from parents who oppose digital ID has warned Australia could be next. https://t.co/p67tQr4vqd
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A social media user has warned Australia could be next, after falsely claiming the UK has said it will seize babies from parents who oppose digital ID.
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Claims that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has changed the oath that new Australian citizens are required to take are baseless. https://t.co/dH1AMWcxe8
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Claims that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese changed the oath that new Australian citizens are required to take are baseless.
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Fake news and Al-generated images about a landslide that killed six people in New Zealand are being shared on social media. https://t.co/ROIYJ2zDR7
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Fake news and AI-generated images about a landslide that killed six people in New Zealand are being shared on social media.
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An old video of Anthony Albanese being jeered at the Australian Open has resurfaced with false claims that it is from this year's event. https://t.co/XaKS4tCbSs
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An old video of Anthony Albanese being jeered at the Australian Open has resurfaced with false claims that it is from this year's event.
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New Zealand's energy minister has taken credit for a renewable energy boom, but official figures show the boom began long before the Luxon administration took office. https://t.co/VFpaDBVNxp
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NZ's energy minister says the government's policies have led to a renewable energy boom, but official figures show the boom began long before the coalition took office.
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AI-generated images of a hero police officer are being used by fake news pages on Facebook to lure users to external websites. https://t.co/dQALUVLcia
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AI-generated images of a hero police officer are being used by fake news pages on Facebook to lure users to external websites.
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Fake news about the deaths of a Canadian backpacker and a shark attack victim is being used to lure social media users into visiting websites. https://t.co/KbGt3uHQKa
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Fake news about the deaths of a Canadian backpacker and a shark attack victim is being used to lure social media users into visiting websites.
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Official data shows the proportion of homes owned by Chinese investors has been massively exaggerated in social media claims. https://t.co/iiMu4MKB61
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Official data shows the proportion of homes owned by Chinese investors has been massively exaggerated in social media claims.
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A new internet code aimed at preventing children from viewing harmful online content has sparked false claims about how Australians can access the web. https://t.co/N6U0oJfn2w
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A new internet code aimed at preventing children from viewing harmful online content has sparked false claims about how Australians can access the web.
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