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From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam
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Popular Information / Judd Legum / Sep 9
“The Rowdy Republican page, which has over 780,000 followers, is run by an affiliate marketer with a history of legal problems and deceptive practices. He is seeking to drive people to a site about ‘The Big Diabetes Lie,’ which tries to convince people to purchase a $55 paperback book. According to the website, if you have diabetes and don’t purchase this book, you will soon die.”
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