Purportedly AI-Generated Facebook Pages Allegedly Targeted Australian Rules Football Club Geelong Cats With Fabricated Harmful Claims

July 8, 2026

Purportedly AI-generated Facebook pages reportedly published false stories about the Geelong Football Club, including fabricated criminal allegations, illnesses, deaths, and a nonexistent bushfire evacuation warning. The club reported the pages to Meta, which later removed at least one page after complaints, while other misleading content reportedly remained online. …through JOIN US.

Alleged deployer

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Alleged developer

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Alleged harmed parties

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