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The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Love Island in fresh fakery row as two stars who hooked up BEFORE show have coupled up on screen without admitting it
LOVE Island has been plunged into a huge fakery row as two singles have ALREADY hooked up, in that same villa, two months ago. Ty Isherwood and Lauren Wood both took part in ITV 's unfilmed rehearsal week in May, when they first got together. 6 6 6 They were then invited back by show bosses to join the series proper as part of Casa Amor where they coupled up with other Islanders. Now back in the main villa, they have acted like strangers. A source said: 'Ty and Lauren are acting like they've only just met but that's far from the case. 'They hooked up during the dry run, which is where a fake cast moves into the villa to test out everything from camera angles, to kitchen appliances and run-through challenges. 'And then they even saw each other on the outside before ITV invited them back to be part of Casa Amor. 'Now they're both in the main villa pretending like none of this ever happened but it's all entirely fake and ITV know about it. 'Viewers deserve to know it's all a huge sham.' COUPLING UP Lauren, 26, was selected by Harrison Solomon, 23, whilst Ty, also 23, was chosen by Shakira Khan, 22 in the mid-series relationship test earlier this month. In a twist of fate, on Tuesday night both of the fakers were dumped by their partners so boomeranged back to each other. Furious Love Islanders slam Shakira as she sends couple home in shock dumping decision Viewers watched a scene where the pair appeared to chat for the first time. Ty said: 'I feel like I've not really spoken to you. I feel like I've been catching eyes with you but I've not really had chance to speak to you. Lauren giggled: 'Yeah I know.' He asked: 'Are you still open? You knew that was coming. Obviously you're an attractive girl.' Love Island 2025 - Casa Amor girls WHO are the latest bombshells heading into the spin-off villa? The Sun exclusively reported the identities of the six beauties heading into the ITV2 spin-off villa, after it was teased during last week's episode. The Love Island newbies were seen strolling into the compound clad in swimwear - with one already having a connection to Harry. On the show's official Instagram page it teased: "Amor the merrier… who's ready for Casa Amor?" and now we can report the full line-up. Lauren Wood, 26, Emma Munro, 30 Lucy Quinn, 21 Yasmin Broom, 26 Andrada Pop, 27 Rheo Parnell, 26 Lauren was unable to keep a straight face and laughed, as Ty added: 'I feel like we'd get along.' The source added: 'Ty and Lauren don't live far from each other at home and they continued seeing each other after the dry run week. 'It was so awkward how the episode made out like they'd never met before. 'I think it's really important viewers know they're being duped.' Whilst fans are not charged to take part in voting for Love Island on ITV's dedicated mobile phone app, it does host messaging and paid links in a Shop The Show section from the show's sponsors eBay and Boots. There is also space for ITV's Love Island merchandise. An ITV spokesperson declined to comment. 6 6 6
Forbes
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
New PSA Uses AI Fakery To Warn About AI Fakery
Remember when a boat crew rescued a polar bear last year, but really didn't because the widely ... More shared video was AI-generated? For a greatest-hits parade of viral AI images, just watch a new public service announcement designed to help people spot AI fakery. You'll get such classics as a skydiving baby, the late Pope Francis wearing a designer puffer coat, a boat crew not actually rescuing a polar bear cub and, of course, Will Smith slurping spaghetti. That meme from a couple of years back became an early benchmark of just how far AI images had to go to appear convincing. A lot has changed since then, with AI tools for generating images and videos progressing toward realism at an astounding rate. The advancements open up countless creative possibilities, but with them comes a higher risk that people will confuse fake for real, sometimes with serious consequences. 'At stake is trust in substantiated information and the health of democracy,' said Betsy Morais, acting editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, the magazine for journalists published by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. That's what prompted CJR to launch PSAi, a campaign aimed at helping the public distinguish real from AI-generated. 'For more than a century, photography has been one of the greatest tools journalists have had to establish truth and trust,' reads a description of the campaign. 'But AI-generated images are making it increasingly hard to distinguish real from fake media.' As part of PSAi, CJR partnered with creative agency TBWA\Chiat\Day New York to produce a short, snappy music video that serves as a crash course in AI-spotting basics. The video pairs some of the best-known AI-generated images out there with a song in the style of '90s rap delivering tips that might seem obvious to those attuned to AI oddities, but aren't to the scores who get fooled. 'Extra fingers are a telltale sign, so is skin with the perfect shine,' the lyrics go. 'Flawless hair that's smooth and clean, warped faces in the back of the scene.' To make the video, the TBWA\Chiat\Day team scoured social media platforms to collect AI-generated images ranging from the emotionally charged — a terrified little girl paddling through the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina holding her dog — to the downright bizarre (I'm looking at you 'Shrimp Jesus'). The images were chosen not only because they were 'liked' and shared widely, but because they misled people into believing they were legitimate. The team animated the images using Runway's AI video generation and alteration tools, specifically its Act-One feature, which makes it possible to animate facial expressions and sync mouth movements with speech. In the case of the PSAi video, image subjects appear to be lip-synching the rap lyrics. 'That's the way you spot AI,' Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to sing as he peeps into a window from outside (remember that one?). An iProov study earlier this year revealed that many people can't spot a deepfake, with 20% of consumers polled saying they don't even know what one is. Dustin Tomes, chief creative officer of TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, stressed that PSAi isn't intended as an anti-AI statement, but an awareness-building toolkit. 'The PSAi is designed to give people simple, effective tools to spot the difference, without requiring too much effort,' Tomes said in a statement. 'This isn't a silver bullet, but by delivering this education in a memorable way, we hope more people will engage and apply these lessons. After all, fake news doesn't spread itself.' The video certainly is attention-grabbing, even without an appearance by the internet's favorite viral 'emotional support kangaroo.' The creative team behind PSAi scoured social media for AI-generated images that were liked and ... More shared widely, like this one of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
