OK, I need to tell you about the sweetest man I’ve never met, and the absolute mess of a scam network that’s been wearing his face. His name is Charles Ray. He’s 85 years old, and he’s got a TikTok channel where he puts on a different silly hat for every video and tells corny … Read more
I was doing one last reverse image search before recording a video about a single scam Facebook page selling “handmade” purses. That search didn’t end with one page. It ended with 33. What I found is something I’m now calling the Purse Mafia, a network of storefronts across Facebook and Instagram, all presenting mass-produced bags … Read more
My research for this post started with a straightforward question: what exactly is an AI influencer, and should you be worried about them? It ended with me filing a report with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and submitting a site takedown request to a web hosting company. So. That escalated quickly. The … Read more
How AI-Generated Celebrity Photos Are Fooling 150,000 Facebook Followers – And How to Spot Them Over 150,000 people follow a Say Yes to the Dress fan page on Facebook called Wedding Dress Hub. And buried inside hundreds of photos of beloved bridal expert Randy Fenoli posing with stunning wedding gowns is something that stopped me … Read more