Now, The Root is diving deep into the world of AI deepfakes and ultimately, the consequences. These 13 stories serve as ...

A flood of falsehoods, including misleading videos, photos, and texts, has turned the Los Angeles immigration protests into ...

High-engagement, AI-generated posts on Reddit are an example of what is known as “AI slop” – cheap, low-quality AI-generated ...

Recycled footage, a video game clip and debunked rumors have spread online, fueling misinformation about L.A. protests ...

In early June 2025, a collage of four striking images allegedly captured during a "sunburn competition" in New Orleans wildly ...

Matt Groh and his colleagues at Northwestern University came up with an online test to see how skilled consumers are at ...

In February, Elijah “Eli” Heacock received an unsettling text from an anonymous person who sent nude photos of the Kentucky ...

These misleading AI videos are the perfect medium for our rage-bait driven society, where people willingly interact with content deliberately created to upset them. It’s the reality of tribalism in ...

A student at Northern Illinois University allegedly had thousands of images of child pornography generated using artificial ...

In June 2025, a series of photographs authentically showed Pope Leo XIV falling down stairs. In 2025, a set of photographs ...

A Northern Illinois University student was charged this week after police searched his dorm room in DeKalb and found more ...