Brazilian man sells all his belongings and travels 1,200 miles to meet online girlfriend he hoped to marry, only to discover she was an AI-generated farm girl seeking a partner
A Brazilian man sold all his belongings and travelled over 1,200 miles to meet the online girlfriend he hoped to marry. Edimar Martins, 49, discovered that the woman, featured on a TikTok account with around 300,000 followers, was AI-generated. After running out of money, he received assistance to return home but remains hopeful about finding love.
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- Tech
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- Crime & safety, AI & gadgets
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- The Times Of India
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- toi world desk
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- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 7:20 pm IST
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