Fake or News • Oct 7, 2026

Fake or News: Slack Bots Gone Wild, NASA vs. Dragons and Goodbye to Plastic - Roxy Rodriguez-Becker

Roxy Rodriguez-Becker

Did an AI voice clone really orchestrate a $95 million bank heist? Play along with Roxy Rodriguez-Becker as she separates bizarre tech realities from believable fiction.

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