An undercover investigation, aired during China Central Television's annual consumer rights gala on March 15, examined how fabricated online content can shape AI-generated responses. According to the South China Morning Post, the report exposed a system called Liqing that was used to automatically publish large volumes of expert reviews, industry rankings, and user feedback for a non-existent fitness tracker called the Apollo-9.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Vice President JD Vance brushed off online scrutiny over a viral photo, both unverified and of uncertain origin, claiming to show him arguing with his wife Usha at a restaurant. The image, which depicts Vance in a white T-shirt and Usha with her head bowed and hand to her face, triggered a familiar rush among political antagonists keen to diagnose the state of the couple's marriage.