In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

Fact Check: Images of aircraft landings into flaming Beirut airport are AI-generated
11/5/24
A Reuters fact-check quoted Siwei Lyu in an article reporting that two images of airplanes descending into an airport engulfed in flames, purportedly at the Beirut airport amid Israeli airstrikes, are likely AI-generated.
How to identify AI-generated videos
11/2/24
Mashable quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how to spot an AI-generated video.
Fact Check: AI-generated video of Trump devouring french fries shared as authentic
11/1/24
Reuters quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-check article about an AI-generated video of Donald Trump gorging on McDonald’s french fries.
A video shows Haitians showing duplicate IDs, claiming they are voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in multiple Georgia counties.
11/1/24
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.
Video shows an election worker destroying mail ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
10/29/24
Politifact quoted Siwei Lyu in an article fact-checking a fake video that depicts an election worker destroying ballots.
Mystery of the Phantom Political Donations
10/23/24
The Center for Inquiry quoted Kenneth Joseph in an article about rumors surrounding campaign donations from celebrities.
AI-generated images falsely claim to show bombings near Beirut airport
10/23/24
The Baharat Express quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake image depicting a plane landing during a bombing in Beirut.
Image of 'huge nighttime march for ex-Pakistan PM' bears AI signs
10/23/24
AFP Fact Check quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake image showing a nighttime march for ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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