{"id":504354,"date":"2026-02-26T02:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504354\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T02:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:27:10","slug":"phil-anselmo-dismisses-ai-health-rumors-says-he-doesnt-have-blood-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504354\/","title":{"rendered":"PHIL ANSELMO Dismisses AI Health Rumors, Says He Doesn’t Have Blood Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philip Anselmo, the iconic Pantera<\/a> frontman, has put fans’ fears to rest after a flood of fake A.I.-generated posts falsely claimed he was battling blood cancer. Though I guess I should use the phrase “fears” lightly, as everyone should really be super skeptical of anything they see on social media these days.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, February 24, the 57-year-old musician addressed the rumors directly on social media, making it clear he’s in good health and busy with multiple music projects.<\/p>\n

“Ladies and gentlemen, Philip H. Anselmo here,” he said in a video statement. “There’s an A.I. page that is going bananas about me, and it’s putting out bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. I’m healthy as a horse. There’s incredible stuff going on. Mixing the new Down. King Parrot is coming into town. Performing the new En Minor in the studio, trying to get that finished. There’s a zillion things going on.”<\/p>\n

Anselmo also sent his well-wishes to fans, saying, “Anyway, I hope everybody else is healthy, as we are over here. Much love to you, and thank you everyone who wished me a speedy recovery and all that. Come on. Damn A.I. shit.”<\/p>\n

None of this is surprising in 2026 \u2013 researchers recently warned that AI “swarms” could flood social media to manipulate opinions<\/a>, harass dissenters, and influence democracy. Unlike simple bots, these swarms are coordinated by large language models, can mimic humans, adapt to communities, and operate 24\/7.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the future. It sucks.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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