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Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image

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263 points josephcsible | 1 comments | 07 Dec 25 00:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | source
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crazygringo ◴[07 Dec 25 02:01 UTC] No.46178534[source]▶
To be clear, you don't need AI for this.

You can also just call the railroad and report the bridge as damaged.

Hoaxes and pranks and fake threats have been around forever.

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mschuster91 ◴[07 Dec 25 02:06 UTC] No.46178555[source]▶
That leaves much more of a paper trail. People routinely are fined and jailed for pulling off such "pranks", partially because "fake threats"/"abuse of emergency response resources" are an exception to many freedom-of-speech laws.

A fake photo of a collapsed bridge however won't cross that criminal threshold.

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SoftTalker ◴[07 Dec 25 05:58 UTC] No.46179497[source]▶
If you create a fake photo/video with intent to cause disruption it absolutely crosses the threshold.
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1. hurturue ◴[07 Dec 25 06:47 UTC] No.46179720[source]▶
intent is very difficult to prove.

"I was just memeing, sir"