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The claim

“The subway burning victim's name was Amelia Carter.”

Rating

New York authorities identified the victim as Debrina Kawam, a 57-year-old New Jersey woman. An expert told PolitiFact the image of "Amelia Carter" showed signs of having been generated by a deep learning model that creates realistic images.The image and fake name were used to create a meme cryptocurrency.

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] PolitiFact original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026