fraud and deception

Jul 18

Prank Artists or ___ Artists? You Decide

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A production budget between $2.5 million and $5 million changes the dynamic from a Yes Men corporate prank to something entirely different. Here are two articles, one day apart, about Northland Tales, an unscripted prank comedy series, produced by the Yes Men’s Igor Ramos (and others) and...

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Mar 16

You Say You Want a Revolution

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Now, with AI, you can have one. Cascade of A.I. Fakes About War With Iran Causes Chaos Online, by Stuart A. Thompson and Alexander Cardia, The New York Times, March 13, 2026 A torrent of fake videos and images generated by artificial intelligence have overrun social networks during the first...

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