{"id":787860,"date":"2026-09-30T21:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/787860\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:56:09","slug":"photo-of-deadly-viper-in-california-tree-was-fake-ai-cops-say-the-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/787860\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of deadly viper in California tree was fake AI, cops say &#8211; The Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNcC1LeGFpZ3haVHI4Y0tSR2tmOTlqQXpDMUl5djB6NVJKOFhvQ2pnakxoek50VWFURldJZVRiZVR4ZWFueWFGNG1uaEF2QnNWMUNfV25SWWVsS1VaZno3eUpHZ2ZiZENsWTlOUzRTR2RVYUJSZU9iWGdWZ2w3WDBlQ0tRYkZyS2wwVlBBMFBrQmRoTmY1?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Photo of deadly viper in California tree was fake AI, cops say<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Independent<a 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