Trick or treat! Halloween is here, and we're marking the occasion in spook-tacular fashion.
For this month's AI or Real quiz, we've summoned six terrifying Halloween costumes from your worst nightmares. But all is not what it seems… Can you tell which outfits are real and which ones are AI?
With any kind of story you see online, don't forget it's always worth doing your own research. Think critically, check the sources and make sure news sites you can trust are also covering it.
Doing a reverse image search and other techniques can help you to spot AI images on social media.
This article was published in September 2026
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