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Fake/Spam Obituaries About Real People Who Just Died
Posted on 4/17/26 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 4/17/26 at 4:46 pm
A friend from my hometown passed away this week, and I searched his name on google to see if there was any other info on him. What I found were several fake obituaries for my friend. Some of them actually have his picture, but some of them have odd pictures in them. Like one had a stock photo of sherrifs at a crime scene.
I did not know that this was a thing. I guess people have bots that scrape websites and social media for death announcements, then auto-generate fake obits and articles in an effort to generate a little bit of add revenue?
What a fricking bizarre world we live in.
I did not know that this was a thing. I guess people have bots that scrape websites and social media for death announcements, then auto-generate fake obits and articles in an effort to generate a little bit of add revenue?
What a fricking bizarre world we live in.
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Posted on 4/17/26 at 4:48 pm to Funky Tide 8
Wait Till You See What Larry Leo Has Cooked Up If Paige Spirinac Dies
Posted on 4/17/26 at 4:56 pm to Funky Tide 8
Reminds me of the many YT vids titled "Last Words of [celebrity that is clearly still alive]!!" I don't get the appeal, or even the point, of these
There are apparently bot farms in India churning out all these AI vids by the shitload. They all use AI narration so as not to reveal the Indian accents
There are apparently bot farms in India churning out all these AI vids by the shitload. They all use AI narration so as not to reveal the Indian accents
Posted on 4/17/26 at 5:11 pm to Kafka
They better get good at b/c AI is going to take over all their shitty call centers and "tech support".
Posted on 4/17/26 at 5:11 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I did not know that this was a thing. I guess people have bots that scrape websites and social media for death announcements, then auto-generate fake obits and articles in an effort to generate a little bit of add revenue?
Is that why they do it? How much money are we talking about?
Whoever controls the ad revenue business in this situation should be mandated to police this crap.
It’s one more drip in the ocean of lies that has produced our low trust society.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 6:25 pm to Jimbeaux
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Is that why they do it?
I really dont know for sure, but that was the first thing that came to mind.
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How much money are we talking about?
I would imagine not much individually, but when there are thousands, the money probably gets pretty big.
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It’s one more drip in the ocean of lies that has produced our low trust society.
shite is getting weirder and weirder man. Im not sure how much more i can take before I completely check out.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 7:44 pm to Funky Tide 8
Sort of unrelated, but I had a friend pass away and some scammer put out a fake ad for a donation in her name. Her mom went on the news to expose the sick shite.
Posted on 4/17/26 at 7:46 pm to Funky Tide 8
I noticed this the other day. Weird as shite
And there were so many fake obit pages. I didn't even see the real one posted
And there were so many fake obit pages. I didn't even see the real one posted
This post was edited on 4/17/26 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:18 pm to HailToTheChiz
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I noticed this the other day. Weird as shite
And there were so many fake obit pages. I didn't even see the real one posted
I couldnt find the real one either. Had to get someone to send it to me. Then I had to vet it to make sure it was indeed the real one.
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