Reporting and Investigations

A collection of previous published articles based on Reporting and Investigations.

This network of AI thirst traps repeatedly promoted a gambling website

Alexios Mantzarlis

Mar 25, 2026

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9 min read

A real doctor used a pseudonym to post viral health AI slop and sell books

Craig Silverman

Mar 9, 2026

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8 min read

How AI-Generated Influencers Exploit Celebrities to Sell Synthetic Nudes

Craig Silverman

Mar 4, 2026

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11 min read

This AI-generated podcast network publishes 11,000 episodes a day. It also ripped off media outlets

Alexios Mantzarlis

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

Fake verdicts, fake lawyers: How AI lawslop is flooding YouTube — and fooling viewers

Craig Silverman

Feb 19, 2026

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10 min read

San Francisco's city attorney sued the operators of 22 AI nudifiers. He wants others to step up, too.

Alexios Mantzarlis

Feb 11, 2026

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15 min read

AI-generated doctors are dispensing dubious health advice

Craig Silverman

Jan 26, 2026

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10 min read

Meta is still running thousands of ads for AI nudifiers

Alexios Mantzarlis

Jan 21, 2026

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10 min read

‘Digital desecrations’: when deepfakes are used to mock tragic deaths and what platforms should do about it

Alexios Mantzarlis

Jan 14, 2026

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13 min read

Reporting and Investigations

This network of AI thirst traps repeatedly promoted a gambling website

A real doctor used a pseudonym to post viral health AI slop and sell books

How AI-Generated Influencers Exploit Celebrities to Sell Synthetic Nudes

This AI-generated podcast network publishes 11,000 episodes a day. It also ripped off media outlets

Fake verdicts, fake lawyers: How AI lawslop is flooding YouTube — and fooling viewers

San Francisco's city attorney sued the operators of 22 AI nudifiers. He wants others to step up, too.

AI-generated doctors are dispensing dubious health advice

Meta is *still* running thousands of ads for AI nudifiers

‘Digital desecrations’: when deepfakes are used to mock tragic deaths and what platforms should do about it

Meta is still running thousands of ads for AI nudifiers