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Aug 17 • 12 tweets • 12 min read
Here's a look at an assortment of six interesting Twitter accounts with GAN-generated faces. #TuesdayShenaniGANs

(GAN = "generative adversarial network", the AI technology used by thispersondoesnotexist.com to produce fake faces)

cc: @ZellaQuixote
First up is @FarteenHu, an #ULTRAMAGA account with a GAN-generated face, a flatulence joke for a display name, and a bad habit of falsely claiming that COVID vaccines have killed over a million Americans. Note the unrealistic background, clothing, and headgear on the "face" pic.
Next, we have @atouchofsnark, an automated account with a GAN-generated profile pic that apparently intends to vote for Hillary Clinton, who is not currently running for office. This account's tweets are highly repetitive and posted via a custom app called "A Touch Of Snark".
Third up is @AbbyBrownJD, an alleged academic and activist with a GAN-generated face pic and a banner image featuring the face of journalist Taylor Lorenz. Although theoretically a Biden supporter, many of the account's tweets about Biden are farcical nonsense.
GAN-faced academic @AbbyBrownJD has had quite the busy life, including 8 years of education school, 3 years of teaching, 7 years as a gender studies professor, and multiple years of law school before age 33. Next up: a consulting gig in Ukraine related to "Natural Gasoline".
Fourth, we have @GoingRowan, a transphobic troll account with a GAN-generated face. In an interesting twist, @GoingRowan (permanent ID 1511352371829428239) was previously named @/CardenaCarey, and used a completely different GAN-generated face pic. archive.ph/MtBw7
Fifth up: @Comply2Resist, an alleged "tech company analyst" with a GAN-generated face and a penchant for anti-vaccine propaganda. This account also has something of a history with name changes...
The account currently named @Comply2Resist (permanent ID 1426363741159952391) has had at least two previous names: @/D4rkBlight and @/doctorwattsisin (which appears to have used a stock photo of a doctor, based on replies). web.archive.org/web/2021101006…
Finally, we have @TheRealJVanWyck. In addition to the current GAN-generated face pic, this "real" account has previously used at least three stolen profile photos.
There are a variety of signs that these images are GAN-generated: nonsensical clothes/backgrounds/headgear/glasses/teeth, identical eye placement, mismatched earrings, etc.

(The eye placement anomaly is obvious in the video at the top of this thread: )
Some pointers on spotting GAN-generated faces:

More info on GAN-generated faces and their use on Twitter (and elsewhere) here:
Update: the @Comply2Resist account tweeted twice in reaction to this thread, then deleted one of the two reaction tweets and self-untagged.
archive.ph/BNgYf archive.ph/Q8s4i

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cc: @ZellaQuixote
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cc: @ZellaQuixote
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It's a great day for a quick look at a variety of suspicious Twitter accounts with GAN-generated faces. #SundayShenaniGANs

(GAN = "generative adversarial network", the technology used by thispersondoesnotexist.com and similar sites to produce fake faces)

cc: @ZellaQuixote
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