Hacker NewsApr 13

Fake images that fooled the world

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/12/28-fake-images-that-fooled-the-world

#HackerNews #FakeImages #FakeNews #ArtScam #Deception #DigitalArt

‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world

From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun …

The Guardian
Cragsand Nov 15, 2023

Started to collect art #scammers on #Twitter in a list a while back in order to spot them easier.

I used to bother reporting them but eventually gave up since they rarely if ever get banned. Checking the list its up to 184. Unfortunately I can't share the list in an easy way, as the site lacks exporting tools and making a private list public, the users will immediately block, removing them.

Since joining mastodon last year I've only come across one scammer here.
#artscam #scambots #scam