Irish Times Admits Op-Ed About Racist Fake Tans Was AI Hoax

It was supposed to be a provocative but authentic opinion piece: a young Latinx immigrant to Ireland warning the fair-skinned that using fake-tan products is racist.

But it turned out the tans aren’t the only things that were fake.

The Irish Times, a respected 164-year-old newspaper, has admitted it was duped by the author, and the editor is apologizing to readers.

Read more at The Daily Beast.