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Oct 28 • 8 tweets • 8 min read
It's always a great day to look at various suspicious Twitter accounts with GAN-generated faces. #FridayShenaniGANs

("GAN" = "generative adversarial network", the AI tech used by thispersondoesnotexist.com and similar tools to generate fake faces)

cc: @ZellaQuixote
First up, we have @Danv30392521 and @News_World_Tech, a pair of accounts with GAN-generated faces that spam links to an obscure website named curiosityguide(dot)org. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a prominent theme of their content. screenshot of @Danv30392521's profilescreenshot of @News_World_Tech's profilecollage of @Danv30392521 and @News_World_Tech tweets linking
Next, there's @RabbiLindaGold1, an account with a GAN-generated face that purports to be the "Chief Rabbi of Gaza". In addition to using the GAN-generated face as a profile pic, this user has also photoshopped it into several photographs allegedly taken in or near Gaza. screenshot of @RabbiLindaGold1's profilecollage of images into which @RabbiLindaGold1 has photoshopp
Moving on, we have alleged Michigan resident @izzetasilturk, an account with a GAN-generated face that tweets almost exclusively in Turkish. The Michigan-related photos tweeted by @izzetasilturk appear to be plagiarized. screenshot of @izzetasilturk's profilescreenshot of @izzetasilturk photo along with a Tineye reverscreenshot of @izzetasilturk photo along with a Tineye rever
Next up is @sallygoneawalki, a followback resistance (FBR) account with a black-and-white GAN-generated face. The operator of this account has repeatedly tried to pass off the fake face as a real photo, including falsely claiming a full-color version of the image is a selfie. screenshot of @sallygoneawalki's profilescreenshots of various replies where @sallygoneawalki behave
Finally, we have @KyleGladjePhD (permanent ID 2994624225). Before becoming a PhD with a GAN-generated face, this account was named @/LouReed322. After being renamed, it briefly used a stock photo prior to the current GAN pic.

screenshot of @KyleGladjePhD's profilescreenshot of a Wayback Machine archive showing that the accscreenshot of a Wayback Machine archive showing that @KyleGl
There are several signs these "faces" are GAN-generated, including:

• eyes/nose/mouth in same location on every image
• nonsensical headgear (@sallygoneawalki)
• detached clump of hair on the left side of @RabbiLindaGold1's image
• mismatched earrings (@Danv30392521) collage of all six accounts' GAN-generated faces
More on GAN-generated faces and their use on Twitter (and elsewhere):

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