September 9, 2024

EP. 259 — Love Fraud & Swifties for Trump w/ Kathy Griffin

Legendary comedian Kathy Griffin (!!!) joins the Con-gregation! Kathy first helps us break down Donald Trump sharing fake AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift fans endorsing him for president. Then, we dive into the story of Patrick Giblin, the most prolific romance scammer in America who conned 155 women out of more than $500,000. Stay schemin’!

 

Tickets for Kathy’s stand-up tour, My Life on the PTSD List, are on sale at: kathygriffin.com

 

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

 

SOURCES:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/us/patrick-giblin-swindle-love-money.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-heartbreaking-cons-of-americas-most-prolific-romance-scammer

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/donald-trump-falsely-claims-taylor-swift-endorsed-ai-images-1236110583/

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/donald-trump-taylor-swift-sue-over-fake-ai-images-endorsement-1236115104/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/24/trump-taylor-swift-deepfakes-ai

 

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