A high school athletic director in Baltimore has been accused of using AI to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said on Thursday. The principal was placed on leave and had police outside his home after he received hate-filled messages and death threats over the fake recoridng. What Happened? Dazhon Darien, a 31-year-old high school athletic director in Maryland, reportedly created the AI audio recording to retaliate against Pikesville High School’s principal Eric Eisworth. Eisworth was investigating Darien over allegations that he
In the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election, an alarming trend has emerged as supporters of former President Donald Trump are creating AI-generated fake images of Black voters. What Is Happening? This tactic is seen as a sophisticated effort to sway African American support towards the Republican party. BBC Panorama’s investigation uncovered numerous deepfakes portraying Black individuals as Trump supporters. While there’s no direct link to Trump’s campaign, these images feed into a narrative of Trump’s popularity within the Black community. “There have been documented attempts to target disinformation
YouTube videos are using a mix of AI-generated and manipulated media to create fake content with disinformation about dozens of Black celebrities, NBC News reports. Diddy-related Fake News Many of the videos found include figures such as Sean “Diddy” Combs, TV host Steve Harvey, actor Denzel Washington, and Bishop TD Jakes. They have pushed fake narratives that stem from recent lawsuits against Combs. Other videos have implicated figures like Jakes in the allegations against Combs without evidence and used manipulated media to depict the celebrities engaging in lewd acts. NBC
Cardi B has reportedly threatened to sue an X – formerly known as Twitter – user who shared fake AI-generated imagery and voice notes of Offset having an affair. What Happened? On Sunday, an X user, @ayywalker, shared what was allegedly evidence that Offset had cheated on Cardi B. The post featured a supposed photo of Offset and a voice memo of a man trying to set up a meeting with a woman. The user captioned the post, saying, “Offset has allegedly cheated on Cardi B once again. How embarrassing.” Cardi
