"Minutes after Donald Trump announced a large-scale strike against Venezuela early on Saturday morning, false and misleading AI-generated images began flooding social media. There were fake photos of Nicolas Maduro being escorted off a plane by US law enforcement agents, images of jubilant Venezuelans pouring into the streets of Caracas and videos of missiles raining down on the city all fake. The fabricated content intermixed with real videos and photos of US aircraft flying over the Venezuelan capital"
"A lack of verified information about the raid coupled with AI tools' rapidly advancing capabilities made discerning fact from fiction about the incursion on Caracas difficult. By the time Trump posted a verified photo of Maduro blindfolded, handcuffed and dressed in grey sweatpants aboard the USS Iwo Jima warship, the fake images with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents had already gone viral."
"Vince Lago, the mayor of Coral Gables, Florida, posted the fake photo of Maduro being escorted by the DEA agents to Instagram, saying that the Venezuelan president is the leader of a narco-terrorist organization threatening our country. Lago's post received more than 1500 likes and is still up as of this writing. Tools for detecting manipulated content, such as reverse image search and AI-detection sites, can help assess whether online images are accurate, but they are inconsistent."
Minutes after Donald Trump announced a large-scale strike against Venezuela, false and misleading AI-generated images flooded social media. Fake photos showed Nicolas Maduro being escorted off a plane by US law enforcement agents, jubilant crowds in Caracas, and missiles striking the city. Fabricated content mixed with real footage of US aircraft over Caracas and explosions in the sky. A verified photo of Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed aboard the USS Iwo Jima circulated after many fakes had already gone viral. Public figures shared fabricated images widely. Detection tools like reverse image search and AI-detection sites can help but produce inconsistent results.
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