TechCRIME WATCH
Tinder scammer exposure rose 8 times as AI models went stale
The report says internal company documents warned that most of Tinder's scam-detection AI models had gone years without updates; the typical scammer got eight times the screen time.
Watch it as it aired: Rosa Ticks and Chip Darnell on this story, from BBN Crime Watch at 1:41 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Washington Times's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Washington Times: “Tinder scammer exposure rose 8 times while AI models went years without updates, Hassan report says”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:41 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: AI.
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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA new report says Tinder showed the typical scammer's profile about eight times as often in December twenty twenty-five as in May twenty twenty-four.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterEight times! Picture it: a quiet phone, a lonely thumb, and a profile that was allegedly never what it seemed.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd internal company documents warned that most of the scam-detection AI models had not been updated in years, according to The Washington Times.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterYears! The guard dog was allegedly asleep, and the burglar got the best placement in the whole neighborhood.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEight times the exposure. That's a better match rate than anyone I know.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe app was his publicist!

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorChat, what's the worst first message you ever got? Rate it one to ten.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterWhatever the answer, it was probably more current than the scam detection, because the only thing in this story that got an update was the scammer's confidence.
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