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Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of Internet Insider.
I hope your Memorial Day weekend was fun! I went to a wedding and spent some time with the family. But with the weekend over, it’s time to dive back into the news.
Today’s top stories include an Elon Musk deepfake trying to scam you, a deep dive into how an old conspiracy theory is being embraced on TikTok, and a “That One Sound” column from our Senior Culture Reporter Audra.
Also, as I promised yesterday, we’ve got Mikael’s weekly “One Dumb Conspiracy” column down below.
Let’s get to it!
— A.W.
DEEPFAKES: A new deepfake of Tesla CEO Elon Musk has appeared online… and it is trying to scam you with fake cryptocurrency. The deepfake, which appeared on YouTube last week, shows a digitally altered Musk introducing the crypto platform known as BitVex. But as our Tech Reporter Mikael notes, the deepfake is directing people to a scam.
THAT ONE SOUND: This week’s “That One Sound” column from our Senior Culture Reporter Audra focused on a specific audio on TikTok that has seen a surge in use at the beginning of what has been an absolutely grim May. Specifically, she digs into the origins and use of a woman saying “OK. Well, that’s you. But on the other hand, me? Oh, I’m finna turn up.” The audio…
