Take, for example, the other recently solved Internet mystery: the source of the song that became known as “Everyone knows that.” After nearly three years of online sleuthing, a pair of Redditors found the song, titled “Ulterior Motives,” after hearing a similar song in an adult film clip on YouTube and watching Literal hours of pornography which was possibly composed by the composers credited in that clip.
During the search, there was speculation that the song had been generated by AI or was part of some trick. If detectives had gotten too distracted by that, or if someone had tried to use AI to “solve” the mystery by simply making a similar clue, those two would never have gotten to see all that porn. They probably would have gotten into dozens of online fights.
Celebrity Number Six and “Everyone Knows That” are mysteries that, if only by a little, predate the current rise of generative AI, and as such seem to have avoided at least some of its consequences. While both investigations definitely exhibited the kind of caution necessary to determine the authenticity of anything online, their narrative arcs showcase the ways in which the internet is now even more untrustworthy than it used to be. This is much more true of C6 than it was of “Everyone Knows That,” but it’s hard to imagine any new mysteries that emerge after them having fewer disagreements about what’s real and what’s coming from AI.
When contacted by the Times, Sardá said she had been trying to enjoy her newfound fame. on TikTok now.) She said she was happy that people had made so much effort to find her, but also worried about “how far this could go” and how much her life would change. However, there was one thing that seemed to bring her comfort: “I can always hide.”
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Cat memes are infiltrating the US election. Bear with us, because almost all of these threads are going to be about cats. The first one involves a baseless conspiracy theory that began circulating on social media this week, alleging that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats (as well as ducks and geese). Ohio Senator JD Vance referenced the conspiracy theory. in Xand the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, posted several images of cats (and ducks) with subtitles like “Save them!Texas Senator Ted Cruz aware A meme-style image macro of a pair of kittens cuddling with the text “Please vote for Trump so Haitian immigrants don’t eat us.” It was accompanied by three laughing-crying emojis. On the GOP House Judiciary Committee’s X account, there was a seemingly AI-generated image of Trump holding a duck and a kitten in what appears to be a lake.
Cat memes invade the debate. The cat-eating conspiracy theory gained even more prominence on Tuesday night when, during Trump’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he said, “They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.” The audio quickly spread. A TikTok where it was placed alongside images of people’s pets. Memes of Alf, the alien sitcom star who always wanted to eat the family feline, also took off.
Taylor Swift (and her cat) endorse Kamala Harris. Lest you think the cat talk ended there, it didn’t. Just moments after the debate ended, Taylor Swift grabbed her phone (presumably) and wrote an Instagram post criticizing misinformation about AI and supporting Kamala Harris. Swift signed it “Childless Cat Lady.” In the photo, she’s holding a cat. As of this writing, the post has over 10 million likes. Musk seemingly responded to Swift’s support by writing on X: “Fine Taylor… you win… I’ll bear you a child and guard your cats with my life.” A few hours later, he followed up with “Toxoplasma gondii is a danger to our democracy,” essentially saying that A parasite which is carried by cats and can cause animals such as mice to I’m not afraid of cats—could reform the United States government.
Kendrick Lamar released a new song on Instagram. After causing a huge uproar online for announcing Kendrick Lamar, who announced he would perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, has released a new song. Listen to it here.