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Update · 12:05 am AEST · 30 August 2026

Facebook spammers use AI to fake Australian Holocaust survivor stories

Facebook spammers use AI to fake Australian Holocaust survivor stories
Photograph: Yahoo News Australia

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to generate fake photographs and incorrect life details of Australian Holocaust survivors on Facebook to drive clicks and revenue, according to an AAP FactCheck investigation published by Yahoo News Australia.

Meta's page transparency feature revealed the posts originate from a network of spam accounts operated out of Pakistan, AAP reports.

Australian Holocaust survivors turned into AI clickbait Facebook pages publishing AI depictions of Australian Holocaust survivors have been accused of cashing in on the memory of one of history's darkest chapters. au.news.yahoo.com
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