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Fact Check: Fake Headline About 'Pakistan Air Force' Being 'Undisputed King Of The Skies' Did NOT Appear In Daily Telegraph
5/11/25
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to fact check a fake headline that was allegedly published by The Daily Telegraph.
Video of Trump 'threatening Pakistan' is manipulated
5/6/25
Agence France-Presse used the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to conclude that a video showing President Trump threatening Pakistan was AI-generated.
Dan Higgins: At UB, They study machines that can study us
5/3/25
The Buffalo News quoted Jinjun Xiong and Rohini Srihari in a column describing how AI works and UB’s efforts to use AI for the public good.
Fact Check: Video of UK's Starmer embracing Labour Party donor is AI, experts say
5/3/25
Reuters quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-checking article regarding a surveillance video of Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer embracing a Labor Party donor.
Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method
4/30/25
New Scientist quoted Siwei Lyu in a story reporting on research that found AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through skin color changes, which may hinder deepfake detection methods.
Truth seekers’ burden: To see is not to believe
4/29/25
The Philippines’ Daily Tribune quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about the DeepFake-o-Meter.
AI-powered speech tool wins tens of thousands in pitch contest
4/26/25
The Buffalo News and Buffalo Business First reported on CSE PhD students Shuwei Hou and Wei Bo winning first place at UB’s 25th annual Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition for their company, SATE.
AI-powered speech analysis tool wins UB entrepreneurship competition
4/25/25
SEAS PhD students Wei Bo (CSE) and Shuwei Hou (CSE) took first place at UB’s Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition for their company, SATE.
Fact Check: Pantsless Pose NOT Authentic Photo of Former New Mexico Magistrate Joel Cano, Charged With Hiding Illegal Alien
4/25/25
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to prove that a circulating image of a former New Mexico Magistrate Judge standing with a Venezuelan man was AI-generated.
Study: New imaging tech uses radar and AI to see through bandages, monitor wounds
4/24/25
Enables medical professionals to observe skin without removing dressings; aims to reduce secondary infections and save time for caregivers.

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