Shatner Debunks Cancer Rumors, Warns of AI Fake News

It's April 3rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is entertainment and celebrity news

today.

Your AI-powered entertainment report.

William Schadner, the 95-year-old Star Trek legend, just shut down while rumors claiming

he has stage 4 brain cancer and is feuding with, Erica Kirk.

He dropped the truth on his social media Thursday April 2nd after letting April Fools

they passed to avoid any mix-ups.

These fake stories came from a Facebook page called the Beanstalk Functions Group, pumping

out AI-generated images of Schadner, looking sick in a hospital bed.

The page was raking in cash from the clicks while fans bought the lies hook, line, and sinker.

Fans started reposting the nonsense everywhere, flooding Schadner and his family with worried

messages.

Even his granddaughter heard the cancer talk at school, which had his daughter snapping

a fresh photo of him smiling to prove he's good.

Schadner reported the page to Facebook support and tried reaching their CEO, but they dragged

their feet at first.

He warned everyone about how AI-fakes are spreading like wildfire and hard to stop.

The page is gone now, taken down after all the noise.

Schadner says he's fit as a fiddle, calling out the real sickness in those spreading the

lies.

Stay sharp out there folks and check your sources.