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- AI-generated TikTok videos of shirtless U.S. soldiers urging viewers to “send a little love” were confirmed as fabricated.
- Researchers said the clips belong to thousands of fake images of U.S. service members that have flooded social media and exploit American support for the military despite the unpopular U.S.–Israel war with Iran.
- University of Southern California researchers identified a coordinated TikTok network behind the videos that left digital traces to China.
