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Insidious new influencer trend taking over

An unlikely new brand of “influencers” are popping up on social media – and there’s a dark truth about why Aussies can’t get enough of them.

Two women, identified as TikTokers Dasha Vladimirovna, 21, and Karina Evgenyevna, 19, alongside an unidentified male, have been arrested after filming a social media video earlier today in front of a burning oil depot in Adler, Southwestern Russia, which was targeted last night in a large-scale drone attack by Ukraine. Influencers arrested after posting TikTok video posing in front of flaming Russian plant after Ukrainian strike, TikTokers Dasha Vladimirovna, 21, and Karina Evgenyevna, 19, were filmed rapping in front of the burning facility., Picture: TikTok

WATCH: TikTokers pose in a war zone

Two influencers have been arrested after posing in front of a burning oil refinery amidst a raging war. Watch the video.

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Andrew Tulloch and Mark Zuckerberg. Picture: Supplied/

‘Extreme genius’: Perth boy rejects billions

A Sydney uni graduate who has gone on to be one the leading minds in AI reportedly knocked back Meta’s mammoth bid.

Holly was left with a huge black eye and busted lip during a horrifying, now-viral Cincinnati brawl. Picture: Supplied

Horrifying viral bashing sparks outrage

Sickening footage of a man and woman being brutally bashed by a mob as onlookers jeer has sparked nationwide outrage. WARNING: Graphic

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 19, 2024: Social media apps on phone. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Major update on school phone ban

It’s been one year since phones were banned in schools and teachers have now revealed whether the tactic has been beneficial in improving children’s behaviour.

TikTok returns after going dark in the US

Roughly 170 million users in the US are set to jump back online after Apple and Google restored the popular video sharing platform to its app stores.

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Hacker performing cyber attack on laptop Picture: iStock

Australia’s world-first move to stop scammers

Australia is fighting back against cyber security threats, and this world-first move against scammers is leading the way.

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An “appalling” video has captured the moment a NSW doctor vowed to “kill” Israeli patients if they were to step foot in the hospital, with another insinuating he’d already harmed Israeli patients.The video, shared to Instagram, showed the moment an Israeli man had a video call with two doctors from a NSW hospital.“I’m gonna be rally honest with you... you actually got really, really beautiful eyes, but I’m so upset that you’re Israeli, like eventually you’re going to get killed,” the doctor said. When the man asked why he was going to get killed, a woman appeared in the screen.“It’s Palestine’s country not your country you piece of s***,” she said.“One day your time will come and you will die the most...listen to me when your time comes, I want you to remember my face so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death.” Picture: Instagram.

Tears on street after anti-Semitic video

Nurses have gathered to condemn hate speech after an “abhorrent” video of two NSW nurses on an anti-Semitic tirade surfaced online.

An awkward video has resurfaced of the moment the Prime Minister was brutally rebuffed by a barista during the 2022 Italian Festa in Sydney. Picture: Instagram

PM’s embarrassing cafe moment

An awkward video has resurfaced of the moment Anthony Albanese was brutally rebuffed by a barista in a popular cafe.

An Israeli content creator has spoken for the first time since he was threatened by two Sydney nurses.

Influencer who exposed nurses speaks out

An Israeli content creator has spoken for the first time since he was “threatened” by two Sydney nurses.

Surprising group targeted by scammers

One demographic has emerged as the most popular target for scammers – and it’s not who you would think.

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has been slammed over election material which appeared to be created with artificial intelligence. Picture: X/@MRobertsQLD.

Senator slammed over ‘AI nightmare’ ad

An Australian senator has been slammed over an image posted to social media, with many branding it an “AI generated nightmare” and calling for staff to be sacked.

A couple in Queensland, Leah and Gerard have had to resort to extreme lengths to stop after more than 100 buyers turned up to their door after a bogus seller used their address for a Facebook Marketplace scam. Picture: 9News

Insane reason for sign outside Aussie home

More than 100 strangers have shown up at a couple’s front door, forcing the residents to erect a sign turning them away, after a shocking scam.

Macron reacts to his deepfakes. Picture: Instagram@emmanuelmacron

Ominous truth behind creepy Macron pics

French President Emmanuel Macron has praised a series of fake AI-generated videos of himself on social media.

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