In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

Macaulay Culkin never said Michael Jackson 'saved' him from Epstein
2/18/26
Snopes utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to assess the validity of a video showing Macaulay Culkin defending Michael Jackson from sexual abuse allegations.
Picture of Keir Starmer hugging Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney isn’t real
2/17/26
Full Fact quoted Siwei Lyu in an article debunking an image showing the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a group embrace with his former chief of staff.
No evidence viral image of Epstein and Farage is real - here’s why experts say it’s probably AI
2/12/26
Full Fact interviewed Siwei Lyu about an AI-generated photo of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Fact Check: Viral Video Of PM Modi Praising Jesus Christ Is AI-Generated
2/10/26
The Daily Jagran noted that it utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit a video of the Indian Prime Minister advocating for Christianity.
Bust of 'St. Kian Delos Santos' at drug war victims exhibition is AI creation
2/5/26
Agence France-Presse utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit an AI-generated image of a bust honoring a teenager murdered during the war on drugs in the Philippines.
As AI improves, real-time deepfakes pose growing risks
2/4/26
Scripps News interviewed Siwei Lyu about the increasingly concerning development of deepfakes, which can now function in real-time.
Gov. Hochul addresses online safety for kids
1/29/26
WGRZ featured Rohini Srihari in a story about Governor Kathy Hochul’s plans to address online safety for children.
UB Names Leader for AI Institute
1/28/26
The Buffalo News reported that UB has named Siwei Lyu as the new director of UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

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