AI Hoaxer, a Fake X Account and the Case of Margaux Blanchard

AI hoaxer, a fake X account and the case of Margaux Blanchard

An internet hoaxer calling themselves Andrew Frelon has claimed responsibility for the fake (likely AI-generated) freelance journalist Margaux Blanchard. Andrew Frelon is itself a pseudonym and their claims have to be treated with a high degree of scepticism. The author of a Margaux Blanchard X account, which emerged to protest the author’s innocence after Press Gazette exposed Blanchard as a fake, has said that they are Andrew Frelon. Meanwhile…

The ‘Margaux Blanchard’ Saga – Pixel Envy

Charlotte Tobitt, Press Gazette: Wired and Business Insider have removed news features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated works of fiction. Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author after concerns were raised by Press Gazette. The publisher has concluded that it “appears to have been written by AI”. Several other UK …

An internet hoaxer claims responsibility for creating fake freelance journalist Margaux Blanchard, whose AI-generated articles were published by six outlets

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