SECURITYJul 30 · 12:18 UTCDAWN[email protected] (News Desk)

Fact-check: Webpage impersonating Dawn circulates false report about 'AI platform'

A webpage impersonating Dawn Media Group circulated a false report about business tycoon Arif Habib launching an AI platform called BTC+700 Lurot. The fake news story, hosted on a non-Dawn domain, included fabricated claims of government and corporate support and featured AI-generated images and embedded forms to collect user data.

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