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Parody AI Images of Donald Trump Being Arrested Reposted as Misinformation

AI-generated photorealistic images depicting Donald Trump being detained by the police which were originally posted on Twitter as parody were unintentionally shared across social media platforms as factual news, lacking the intended context.

Date it happened
2023-03-21
Organisation involved
Eliot Higgins
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