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PolitiFact used the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team, to debunk a video of Haitians with duplicate IDs claiming to be voting in multiple counties.

Politifact quoted Siwei Lyu in an article fact-checking a fake video that depicts an election worker destroying ballots. 

NSF $1 million grant funds 3-year program that focuses on emerging technologies.

The Center for Inquiry quoted Kenneth Joseph in an article about rumors surrounding campaign donations from celebrities.

The Baharat Express quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake image depicting a plane landing during a bombing in Beirut. 

AFP Fact Check quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake image showing a nighttime march for ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. 

AFP Fact Check also quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about an AI-generated video with fake images of Hurricane Milton

Reuters also quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about fake images that claim to show the longest human necks in the world. 

Projects range from health care and agriculture to new battery technology and superconductors.

Lead Stories utilized UB’s Deep Fake-o-Meter, created by Siwei Lyu and his team, to prove that a video claiming to show a drunk Kamala Harris was digitally altered.