SEAS in the News

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.
New AI degrees taking off
2/16/26
The seven new AI+X degrees in the Department of AI & Society have admitted nearly 200 students for the fall semester and currently have 30 students enrolled.
Cigarette Butts Are an Overlooked Source of Microplastic Pollution
2/13/26
The Good Men Project featured research by John Atkinson on the impact of cigarette filters on the microplastics epidemic.
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.
Scientists issue warning after discovering harmful impact of common waste: 'This is a new 'bad thing''
2/12/26
The Cool Down featured research by John Atkinson on the impact of cigarette filters on the microplastics epidemic.