Senate Committee Probes Anthropic on Why Hundreds of Hanson Deepfakes Are Flooding the Web

Leader of One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Jan. 19, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty ImagesThe posts appeared in the hundreds—strange images circulated online showing One Nation leader Pauline Hanson supposedly recovering from cancer in hospital or donating cheques to children.A keen eye might notice the blurry lines on the hospital images, and a British pound symbol on the supposed cheque rather than an Australian dollar sign.