Karen Rebelo

Karen Rebelo works as an investigative reporter, fact-checker and a copy-editor at BOOM. Her specialization includes spotting and debunking fake images and viral fake videos. Karen is a former Reuters wires journalist and has covered the resources sector in the UK and the Indian stock market and private equity sector. She cut her teeth as a prime-time television producer doing business news shows.

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Gen Z vs Gen Z: The Online Battle Over Ladakh And Sonam Wangchuk

Gen Z vs Gen Z: The Online Battle Over Ladakh And Sonam Wangchuk

A narrative war on Ladakh is playing out on social media. Ladakh’s Gen Z on one side - constrained by internet...

Trump’s India Tariff Spells Payday For YouTube’s AI, Deepfake Creators

Trump’s India Tariff Spells Payday For YouTube’s AI, Deepfake Creators

YouTube terminated 20 channels after Decode flagged them.

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Sushant Singh Rajput Came Alive As A Meta AI Bot To Seek Justice

Sushant Singh Rajput Came Alive As A Meta AI Bot To Seek Justice

The AI bot of the actor, who died by suicide in June 2020, spewed out conspiracy theories. Meta removed the chatbot...

How Payal Kapadia Used X To Get People To Watch All We Imagine As Light

How Payal Kapadia Used X To Get People To Watch 'All We Imagine As Light'

The filmmaker has used the unpredictable platform to promote her film, organise more screenings and directly engage with...

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Exclusive: Meta AI’s Text-To-Image Feature Weaponised In India To Generate Harmful Imagery

Exclusive: Meta AI’s Text-To-Image Feature Weaponised In India To Generate Harmful Imagery

A prompt testing exercise involving Meta AI, Gemini, Co-pilot and Adobe Firefly showed that Meta AI accepted even single...