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The Oregon Republican Party posted a fabricated image on social media, combining photos from South American protests to falsely depict chaos in Portland, highlighting misinformation during political events.
A viral photo of "Hollywood Mountain" in California is actually a completely fake image generated by AI and has been circulating on social media, fooling some people into believing it's real. This misinformation could lead to potential issues for foreign tourists who may have unrealistic expectations of certain destinations. The phenomenon of AI-generated images creating false perceptions of real places has parallels to past experiences of tourists encountering unexpected realities, such as the "Paris Syndrome" in the early 2010s. This serves as a reminder to temper expectations when visiting real locations, as generative AI can create convincing but entirely fictitious representations.
A viral TikTok video claims that NASA found "Heaven" with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1994, but the image is fake and part of a 30-year-old hoax. The alleged discovery was originally published in a tabloid and resurfaced in the viral video, which recycles the debunked story. The image's diffraction spikes don't match Hubble's, and there is no record of the key figure, Dr. Marcia Masson, in scientific literature. This is not the first time such claims have surfaced, as people have been attributing religious significance to space discoveries for decades.
A viral photo showing a woman in a bridal shop with different arm poses in multiple mirrors is being called fake by experts. The image, which gained popularity on Instagram and Twitter, has raised skepticism among iPhone photographers who claim that the phone's photography capabilities would not produce such an image. The woman, Tessa Coates, insists that the photo is real and not manipulated, but experts argue that it is highly unlikely. Some suggest that the image may have been created using a feature similar to Google's Best Take, which is not currently available on iPhones.
A fake image of an explosion near the Pentagon went viral on social media, causing markets to fluctuate. The Arlington Fire Department confirmed that there was no explosion near the Pentagon. The image was spread by various Twitter accounts, including a verified account impersonating Bloomberg news. The S&P 500 fell but quickly bounced back once it was proved the image was fake. Observers pointed out signs of generative AI in the image. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
An AI-generated image of Pope Francis wearing a white puffer jacket fooled social media users into thinking it was real. The image was created by an AI program called Midjourney and circulated on platforms like Twitter, receiving hundreds of thousands of likes. AI expert Henry Ajder pointed out telltale signs that the image was fake, including inconsistencies in the rendering of the hand holding the coffee cup and the pope's glasses. Ajder warned that AI-generated fake news reports and images of politicians can be very convincing and called for guidelines to promote responsible AI use.