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Reporting and Investigations

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

Tech platforms are now required by US law to remove deepfake nudes. Here’s how you can request a takedown.

Tech platforms are now required by US law to remove deepfake nudes. Here’s how you can request a takedown.

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

How "Cheater Buster" websites use fake info and dubious claims to trick people into paying

How "Cheater Buster" websites use fake info and dubious claims to trick people into paying

Alexios Mantzarlis

May 7, 2026

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7 min read

How “isolation challenge” videos on TikTok act as lures for online scams

How “isolation challenge” videos on TikTok act as lures for online scams

Alexios Mantzarlis

Apr 29, 2026

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3 min read

AI companion apps are a nonconsensual nightmare

AI companion apps are a nonconsensual nightmare

Alexios Mantzarlis

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

Inside a pro-Conservative influence operation on Community Notes

Inside a pro-Conservative influence operation on Community Notes

Alexios Mantzarlis

Apr 14, 2026

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10 min read

This network of AI thirst traps repeatedly promoted a gambling website

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

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

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

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