Victoria crime site uses fake Australian reporter names, owner says
ABC News Verify finds Victoria Crime News published inaccurate stories and AI-generated images; academic calls it an example of 'pink slime' journalism.
The owner of Victoria Crime News, a website reporting on crime across Victoria, has admitted its local reporting team does not exist and that stories are written by workers in the Philippines. An ABC News Verify investigation found some AI-generated images and factual errors on the site. Craig Winder told the ABC the practice was 'a bit deceptive, to be honest'.