.You have a new decision to make when it comes to holiday shopping. Not just price or quality, but also, "Is it real or AI?" Shady stores are selling you on fake pictures of low quality products. Here's how to avoid the AI fakery and shop smarter during the holidays and any time of year.

Watch out for fake artisans who claim to be shutting down their workshops and selling off their handmade goods. Online stores are using AI generated pictures of fake people to advertise a bittersweet story of retirement and big discounts. Unfortunately, buyers are finding out some of these stories are fake. And the customers are the ones left holding the bag.

Criminals are hijacking legitimate AI avatars normally used for training, ads, and more. They're deploying them to trick people out of money, cryptocurrency and passwords. What are AI companies doing to keep their avatars from a life of crime? Here's what we found.

 Your number one travel tip? Stay away from deepfake authors flooding the Amazon Kindle Store with shoddy travel books. We take a trip to fact check six travel guides and expose their sloppy and often incorrect info. We'll also show you how to find good, helpful travel tips for your vacations.