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Incident 17464 Report
Repeated Bomb Threat Calls, Some Reportedly AI-Generated, Disrupted Schools in Wheatland, California

2026-08-18

A series of anonymous bomb threat calls, some reportedly using AI-generated voices, targeted Wheatland Union High School and Bear River Middle School in Wheatland, California. The calls prompted an evacuation, canceled or delayed classes, and repeated campus searches. Police deemed the initial threats hoaxes. Schools added overnight security and other precautions as further calls continued.

Incident 16923 Report
Parkview High School in Georgia Reportedly Received Series of Purportedly AI-Generated Bomb Threats That Prompted Repeated Lockdowns

2026-08-28

During the 2026–27 school year, Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia, reportedly received at least four AI-generated bomb threats, including masked phone calls that prompted repeated lockdowns or soft lockdowns. School police described the threats as following a recurring pattern and were investigating with the GBI and FBI. Authorities had not identified a suspect or established publicly whether the same person was responsible for every threat.

Incident 17453 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Bomb Threat Calls Prompted School Closures and an Evacuation in Jackson and Hall Counties, Georgia

2026-08-14

Bomb threat calls that officials described as AI-generated prompted searches of six schools and cancellation of classes across Jackson County, Georgia. A similar call caused the evacuation of Cherokee Bluff High School in neighboring Hall County. Authorities reportedly considered the threats linked. No explosives were found, and the perpetrators and AI system were not publicly identified.

Incident 16261 Report
American Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations

2026-07-23

American Exceptionalism Institute reportedly aired an AI-generated political ad portraying Sen. Marsha Blackburn as accepting pharmaceutical-industry payments in exchange for legislative action. Blackburn's attorneys alleged that the bribery claims were defamatory and that the ad failed to comply with Tennessee's synthetic-media disclosure requirements. Comcast and Viamedia reportedly pulled the ad.

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Incident 17464 ReportRepeated Bomb Threat Calls, Some Reportedly AI-Generated, Disrupted Schools in Wheatland, California

Incident 16923 ReportParkview High School in Georgia Reportedly Received Series of Purportedly AI-Generated Bomb Threats That Prompted Repeated Lockdowns

Incident 17453 ReportPurportedly AI-Generated Bomb Threat Calls Prompted School Closures and an Evacuation in Jackson and Hall Counties, Georgia

Incident 16261 ReportAmerican Exceptionalism Institute's Purportedly AI-Generated Ad Drew Defamation Claims Over Marsha Blackburn Pharmaceutical Bribery Allegations

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