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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Fake movies competing with real movies for attention online


I used to rely on suggestions from social media for new movies to watch, but lately X, formerly known as Twitter, has been awash in posts promoting fake movies using AI-created posters and photos.
At first glance, some look compelling. But you soon realize that you’ve been duped. Others with A-list actors are obvious fakes.
The situation is as bad as the numerous online photos of sexy women at FIFA games that turned out to be AI frauds.
Some of these phony movies are fan fiction or wishful thinking as far as casting. But the people who post them don’t usually say that and present them as if they are real. They likely post them to generate user engagement through clickbait.
The worst offender is an account called Movies House (@luther_181). I have muted them and suggest you do too. In fact, I mute all accounts that post this garbage.

Photo: Fake movie poster for “Vis A Vis” with images of actors Jason Statham, Dwyane Johnson and Angelina Jolie.











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Monday, December 16, 2019

Nude celebrities on magazine covers in 2019

Actresses posing in their birthday suits for magazine covers this year included Cara Delevingne, Angelina Jolie (twice), Demi Moore and Sharon Stone.
Delevingne took it all off for a fold-out cover of Marie Claire in the September issue. (See articles by Hollywood Life and Us magazine.)
Jolie stripped off her clothes for the October issue of Madame Figaro and the December issue of Harper’s Bazaar. (See article by Celebrity Insider.)
Moore posed nude for the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar. (See articles by Us, USA Today, People and Today.)
Stone went skinny dipping for the May cover of Vogue Portugal. (See articles by InStyle, Page Six, Fox News and Aol.)
Actress and dancer Julianne Hough bared her body for the September cover of Women’s Health. (See articles by Us and Today.)
Actress Lesley-Ann Brandt posed naked for the May issue of the South African edition of Women’s Health.
English singer-songwriter and television presenter Rochelle Humes posed nude for the September issue of the U.K. edition of Women’s Health. (See articles by Independent and the Irish News.)
Surfer Lakey Peterson and gymnast Katelyn Ohashi were among the athletes who posed naked for the Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine. (See articles by Popsugar, USA Today, People and New York Daily News.)
Supermodels Claudia Schiffer and Stephanie Seymour posed nude for selfie photos used on the covers of Vogue Italia for the August issue. (See articles by People, the Sun and Yahoo Lifestyle.)
Model Lara Worthington posed nude for the January-February cover of Elle Australia. (See articles by the Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Mail.)
Singer and model Caroline Vreeland posed naked on a public street for the November cover of Elle Russia.

Note: This is one of a series of articles looking at noteworthy magazine covers of 2019.
















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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The neon snake in the grass and other lying clickbait tales

Those reptilian content distributors are at it again, spreading more lying clickbait.
What follows are the latest examples.

A Taboola-sponsored post titled “Their venom kills within a few seconds, see the deadliest snakes that exist” is wrong on a few counts.
First, it uses a photo of a California red-sided garter snake that had been Photoshopped to amplify the colors. The snake is indeed colorful, but doesn’t have neon shades of blue and red as this photo depicts. The original photo, by Flickr user Vabbley, features less vibrant, natural colors. (See the original photo below, followed by the altered version.)
Also, California red-sided garter snake isn’t venomous.



A sponsored article on Yahoo titled “Russia’s new tank is straight out of a sci-fi film” uses a photo of a model concept tank. The tank is available for 3D printing from designer Addvanced.



Revcontent posted an article titled “He was a huge star, but when he passed away nobody said anything.” It features a photo of the very-much-alive reality-TV star Ty Pennington. Even Pennington has commented on this “fake news” on his Twitter feed.


Lying clickbait purveyors love to misidentify people in photos with their articles to take advantage of the curiosity gap. These are some of the worst lies that clickbait companies do.

A Revcontent article titled “Angelina Jolie’s daughter used to be adorable, but today she looks insane” uses a photo of two girls who are not Jolie’s children. The children pictured are Russian sisters Irina and Serafima Veselkina, who have striking blue eyes. A popular photograph of the child models was taken by Vika Pobeda.



Another Revcontent article titled “Michael Jordan has pretty much given up on his son, here’s why” features a picture of Jordan with a photo of a man who isn’t his son. The mystery man has tattoos covering his face and is holding a machete. The man is actor Joseph Julian Soria in character for the Jason Statham action movie “Crank 2: High Voltage.”



An Outbrain-promoted article titled “After losing 70 lbs., Susan Boyle is unbelievably gorgeous” paired a photo of the British singer with British model Stephanie Arnott.



A clickbait post on Yahoo titled “The most unexpected couples in Hollywood” used a photo of actors Will Smith and Charlize Theron promoting their movie “Hancock.” They were never a couple. The clickbait says, “These stunning interracial couples are showing the world that love is blind. Read on to find out which celebs are dating who.” No thanks.



And finally a couple of odd ones.

A sponsored article titled “The wedding photographer just kept on taking pictures” uses a photo of plus-sized model London Andrews. It's not a wedding photo.



Another sponsored article titled “Amazing ‘fortunately’ timed photos” is just an excuse to run a photo of ridiculously busty Nadine Jansen.



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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Most noteworthy magazine covers of 2016

After reviewing the most controversial magazine covers of 2016, it’s time to look at the most significant and noteworthy magazine covers of the year (excluding final issues and those with naked cover models).

 Playboy, March 2016

The first nude-free issue of Playboy magazine featured Instagram-famous model Sarah McDaniel on the cover.
(See articles by the Daily Mail, the New York Times and AdAge.)

Variety, Jan. 26, 2016


Entertainment trade journal Variety covered the #OscarsSoWhite controversy with a whitewashed cover titled “Shame on us.”
(See articles by the Huffington Post, CNN and AFP.)

The New Yorker, May 2, 2016


The New Yorker magazine paid tribute to the passing of musician Prince with a cover that evoked his hit song “Purple Rain.”

Vogue, June 2016


Vogue scored a coup by getting Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, for her first magazine shoot, which landed her on the cover.
(See article by the Daily Mail.)

 Attitude, July 2016


Kate’s husband, Prince William, was the first royal to appear on the cover of a gay magazine when he graced the July 2016 issue of U.K. gay lifestyle magazine Attitude.
(See articles by the Daily Mail, People and the Telegraph.)

Vanity Fair, Summer 2016


Continuing the royal theme, Queen Elizabeth II posed for photographer Annie Leibovitz for the cover of Vanity Fair.
(See article by the Daily Mail.)

Women’s Running, July 2016


Marathon runner and transgender woman Amelia Gapin broke barriers by appearing on the cover of Women’s Running.
(See articles by New York magazine and the Daily Mail.)

Harper’s Bazaar, India, October 2016


Tracey “Africa” Norman and Geena Rocero became the first transgender women ever to appear on the cover of Harper's Bazaar.
(See article by the Daily Mail.)

Sports Illustrated, July 4-11, 2016


Continuing the transgender theme, Caitlyn Jenner posed for the cover of Sports Illustrated 40 years after she won the gold medal for decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics as a man, Bruce Jenner.
(See article by the Daily Mail.)

Glamour, August 2016


Actress Mila Kunis started a craze when she posed (nearly) makeup-free for the cover of Glamour magazine.
(See articles by E! Online and the Huffington Post.)

V magazine, November 2016


Singer Alicia Keys followed Kunis by going makeup-free for V magazine’s cover.
(See articles by MSN and V magazine.)

Time, July 11-18, 2016


Time magazine covered Britain’s exit from the Europe Union, aka Brexit, as potentially the first domino to fall in the EU.

 People, Oct. 10, 2016


People magazine had to scramble to cover the divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, one of the biggest entertainment news stories of the year.
(See articles by CNN and the New York Post.)

Sports Illustrated, Nov. 14, 2016


Sports Illustrated featured the World Series champion Chicago Cubs on a winning cover.
(See article by Sports Illustrated.)

People, Nov. 28, 2016


People named Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as its “Sexiest Man Alive!”
(See articles by the Daily Mail and People.)

Sports Illustrated, Dec. 19, 2016


Sports Illustrated named NBA star LeBron James as its “Sportsperson of the Year.”
(See article by the Daily Mail.)

Sports Illustrated, Dec. 26, 2016


Sports Illustrated spotlighted Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps on the cover of its year-in-review issue.

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