Another one. Thousands of potential pseudo-photographs on some apparently very obscure and fringe "dark web site". Even if we presume these numbers are accurate, this is a drop in the bucket by any metric.
This is the sort of nonsense (from extremely bad faith actors) which people cite when acting as if the sky is falling here. When they use over the top emotionally manipulative language like "it's out of control!".
Strong emphasis on the term potential because I'm not really convinced here. Again, vague language / terms. Lead you with a spooky anecdote, then let yourself fill that in with your imagination. If I didn't learn from their associates doing this, I would be stupid.
Also, seeing them making some strong claims, then saying things which would appear to contradict those claims (i.e. they're often images of someone who has been "de-aged") on pages people are less likely to read tucked in a sentence five paragraphs down.
Looking deeply, there is a greater degree of conflation when it comes to "realism" and malfeasance, even when it is very far from being like a pseudo-photograph.
There is a certain level of conspiracy based on hearsay.
They admit they can be distinguished.
They appear to doubt their own arguments.