Fake or News • Nov 11, 2026

Fake or News: Agents Form a Union, Hackers Target Plasma & Safari Blocks AI

Haimantika Mitra

Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney

Haimantika Mitra proves that navigating today's chaotic AI landscape requires sharp intuition. Watch her separate bizarre tech reality from convincing fiction in this rapid-fire trivia game.

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Identifying fake news on AI pets and cyber attacks

The authenticity of headlines involving a Meta AI pet app and a cyber attack on French plasma stores is evaluated.

#2 about 1 min

Assessing news on AI models and data center power

Headlines about Meta's AI model naming conventions, data center power constraints, and Google search bans are tested for authenticity.

#3 about 1 min

Testing claims of AI unionization and browser agent detection

The validity of news regarding French AI agents unionizing and Safari implementing automated agent blocking is determined.

#4 about 1 min

Evaluating code rewrites and tape production for data archiving

Claims regarding a Cisco engineer rewriting legacy code and Fujifilm boosting tape production for AI archiving are assessed.

#5 about 2 min

Judging headlines on school technology and web app flaws

News regarding German schools replacing iPads to improve reading levels and a web app fingerprint scanning flaw is evaluated.

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Analyzing technology trends through a fake news quiz

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