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- 1War-wounded US veterans selling merch exposed as AI fakes●War-wounded military veterans peddling cheap patriotic merch are actually AI fakes out of China: report
A new report describes scam operations producing AI-generated images of wounded American military veterans to sell cheap patriotic merchandise online. The fabricated 'veterans' appear in ads and storefronts tugging at patriotism, with researchers linking much of the activity to networks based in China. The case highlights how generative AI is being weaponised for emotional, exploit-heavy e-commerce fraud targeting US consumers.