No, Caitlin Clark did not buy a homeless shelter in Des Moines

What they're saying: "While we know that Caitlin Clark is doing wonderful things for our community and in the state of Iowa, Salisbury House is not for sale," executive director Keshia Meissner tells Axios. "We're in the middle of celebrating our 100th anniversary, so it's definitely not true."

State of play: The post, published April 5, comes from an AI-generated Facebook page focused on fake clickbait WNBA news and directs people to a website with AI content.

• Most of the posts have little to no interaction and make wild claims like one that Clark donated $15 million to Myanmar. But the post about the homeless youth shelter gained traction.

The big picture: A similar fake post about Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce purchasing a $3.3 million home for youth experiencing homelessness also went viral, prompting Kelce to denounce the false claims in his podcast.

• WNBA star Angel Reese shared on her podcast that it's been challenging dealing with fake AI posts and getting them removed, noting that even her uncle sent her obscene AI-generated images of Reese believing it was real.

Be smart: AI-generated spam has surged on Facebook and other social media sites, and in some cases, Facebook is even boosting the posts, NPR reported.

• Facebook has also doubled the number of posts it recommends to Facebook users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told analysts last year that recommended posts now account for about 30% of users' feeds.