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Local reporter raises concern about deepfake social post impersonating the paper
Summary
James Rosien of The Anaconda Leader told the commission a deepfake social post circulated falsely announcing a proposed mountain renaming and a fake meeting; the paper issued a response and asked the public to treat the post as false.
During public comment March 3, James Rosien of The Anaconda Leader reported that a doctored social post impersonating the paper was circulated over the weekend and inaccurately announced a proposed renaming of Mount Haggin and a related public meeting that never occurred.
Rosien apologized if county officials received any calls and said the paper had published a response and would follow up in print. "It's a brave new world with technology, and I never thought I'd see the day that anything that we did would get the AI treatment," he said. The commission did not take formal action on the item; Rosien encouraged residents to consult the paper’s official channels for corrections.
