AI deepfakes of hurricane victims spread on social media [Video]

Before you go donating to hurricane relief efforts, beware: Those heart wrenching images of survivors you see on social media might not be real at all.

The Better Business Bureau is out with a new warning that some people are using artificial intelligence to create fake storm relief images on social media.

Thousands of well-meaning people have been sharing photos that supposedly depict the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction — but are actually fake images generated by AI, according to Virginia Tech.

One image that went viral shows a young girl with tears in her eyes, clutching a puppy in her arms as she’s rescued by boat from a flooded street. Numerous posts with the image claim that more money is going to help Ukraine or toward “illegal aliens” than to the hurricane victims.

While the image may hit you right in the feels, it’s completely fake. There’s even a second version of the image, at a …