Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says

What the coverage shows

Both outlets focus on the DOJ’s “ghost student” crackdown and on AI-enabled fraud tied to student-loan applications. Tom’s Hardware gives the broader, more sensational framing, including its own “Operation Ghostbusters” label and a $200 million figure, while Ars Technica is much narrower, stressing FAFSA and the crackdown ramping up. The extract from Tom’s Hardware is the only one that spells out the mechanism of fake attendance in class.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.