Faked Up
AlexiosA newsletter about digital deception, dreck and disinformation.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 43 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a year ago |
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[UPDATE MAY 20, 2025: I have now merged Faked Up with Craig Silverman’s “Digital Investigations. Find us on indicator.media]
Hi folks. I am moving Faked Up from Substack to Ghost.io.
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AI gave us Jesus hugs and automated CCP propaganda
🤥 Faked Up #34: AI hugging videos are a prelude to more deepfake harassment, DeepSeek parrots CCP talking points, and two new surveys contradict Zuckerberg's "cultural tipping point" on fact-checking
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Deepfake labels and detectors still don't work
🤥 Faked Up #33: Catholic page uses Google to spread unlabeled AI slop on Meta, Deepfake image detectors flop basic test, and Kent Walker thinks crowd-checking on YouTube shows potential
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AI nudifier makes a mockery of Meta's moderation
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