"The template is depressingly simple: take a polarizing figure’s death, generate fake statements from celebrities that will appeal to different political tribes, slap together some AI-generated images, and watch the shares roll in. Each fake post becomes a little cash machine, harvesting clicks from people who want to believe their favorite celebrity shares their political views."
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/18/facebook-flooded-with-agitslop-of-ai-grief-farming-about-charlie-kirk/
Anirvan Chatterjee
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