In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

AI-generated image used to falsely claim Netanyahu hospitalized
11/20/24
AFP Fact Check used the DeepFake-o-Meter and quoted Siwei Lyu in an article to debunk an AI-generated photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a hospital.
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are contributing to billions of dollars in fraud losses in the U.S.
11/20/24
CBS News 11 Texas mentioned the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team, in a list of online tools that are helping people detect deepfake scams.
"Elon Musk surprises the world with Ford acquisition."
11/7/24
PolitiFact quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-check regarding false online claims that Elon Musk purchased Ford Motor Co.
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.

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