US EditionDigital Doppelgangers: News Outlets Battle Online Impersonators
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DMZ – SOCIETY / LIFE ¦ Peter Metzinger ¦ Fake profiles are available everywhere in social networks, from Linkedin to Twitter and Facebook to dating pages. Thanks to the browser extension "Fake Profile Detector" you can now easily and quickly identify fakes! Fake Profile Detector is an extension for Google Chrome and thus for all Chromium-based web browsers including Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge, with which you can see whether a person in t…
Digital doppelgangers: News outlets battle online impersonators
By Eman D. PangcatanMSU Intern IN a world where anyone can pretend to be the news, even the truth needs protection. Despite increased efforts by social media companies to safeguard news organizations, impersonation and disinformation remain persistent threats. Fake pages posing as legitimate outlets such as BBC, ABS-CBN, CNN, and regional media like Gold Star Daily continue to circulate hoaxes and misleading content across platforms. Earlier thi…
An impersonator has posed as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. US authorities are now investigating the case.
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State Department warns of scammer using AI to impersonate Rubio's voiceThe US State Department has warned diplomats about a scammer who is impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials using AI. The impostor has attempted to contact foreign ministers, a US senator and a state governor.
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