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The creation and spread of AI-manipulated images falsely tying public figures to Jeffrey Epstein or his island, complicating public understanding and forcing fact-checkers to verify images.
A social-media meme that pairs an image of an unmasked ICE agent with the claim that he is a Proud Boys member is not supported by available evidence: the circulated images were created or altered wit...
There is no verified, authenticated photographic evidence in the reporting provided that shows Donald Trump posing with or sexually engaging with underage girls; numerous images and videos claiming to...
Verified multi-angle eyewitness videos and media analyses show falling to the ground next to a federal agent holding a handgun at the time he was shot, and those authentic frames have been repeatedly ...
Federal statutes treat (CSAM) in two overlapping ways: traditional CSAM laws can reach realistic computer‑generated images if they are “indistinguishable” from images of real children or are based on ...
Fact‑checkers and newsrooms traced a fast‑moving cascade of AI‑generated and misattributed images after the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Nicole Good by combining reverse‑image searches, frame‑by‑frame vid...
National laws converge on a fundamental taboo — sexual content involving minors is widely prohibited — but diverge sharply on whether and how to criminalize non‑photographic material such as drawings,...
National laws diverge sharply on where child sexual abuse material (CSAM) begins and where lawful—but sexualized—images of minors end: differences show up in who counts as a “child,” how “sexually exp...
Independent fact‑checkers point to three converging lines of evidence to show the widely circulated photo claiming to depict Renee Nicole Good was doctored or misattributed: reverse‑image searches tha...
Commercial pornography increasingly uses digital alteration—from photo compositing and CGI to AI-driven “deepfake” techniques—and scholars and journalists warn these practices are spreading rapidly ev...
Major fact‑checking organizations combed open‑source evidence, contactable records and visual forensics to separate authentic video from AI‑made or misattributed images after the Minneapolis ICE shoot...
Photos and videos purporting to show ’s private island — — have been released in batches by both the and , and they depict interiors, exteriors and household items from the compound; the releases have...
circulating that purports to show with is not authentic: multiple fact-checkers and news organisations concluded the picture has no verifiable provenance and shows hallmarks of artificial generation, ...
The widely shared image of poultry flanking what appears to be a human leg was circulated online as though it came from the newly published files, but multiple investigations conclude the scene is not...
Major news organizations approached sensational claims in the newly released files through a mix of document review, forensic checks, source interviews and fact-checking, often debunking viral fabrica...
State attorneys general across the have historically used a mix of criminal statutes, civil enforcement, and regulatory pressure to combat , obtaining injunctions, damages, settlements, and policy cha...
Federal law treats possession and access to child sexual abuse material () as related but distinct offenses: possession generally requires proof that a defendant knowingly had dominion and control ove...
Federal law already reaches “accessing with intent to view” certain child sexual material transmitted via interstate commerce, and several states have statutes broader than mere possession that can cr...