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Red Clay State Historic Park deepfake (Jun 2025)
AI-generated images were used in a Facebook post to falsely claim that a large sinkhole containing Norse artifacts had opened up at Red Clay State…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Red Clay State Historic Park
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated images were used in a Facebook post to falsely claim that a large sinkhole containing Norse artifacts had opened up at Red Clay State Historic Park. The images depicted park rangers in incorrect uniforms and the post was attributed to a satirical 'Cleveland Tennessee Breaking News' page. The park manager confirmed the information was false.