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Altered and Misleading Images Proliferate on Social Media After Maduro's Capture
Millions viewed AI-generated and altered images spreading misinformation after Nicolás Maduro's capture, with some posts shared by prominent accounts and officials, CBS News reported.
- On Saturday, AI-generated images, old videos and altered photos proliferated on social media platforms in the hours after Nicolás Maduro's capture, quickly garnering millions of views and thousands of likes.
- Trump's social post and other prominent shares pushed the story after Donald Trump, former U.S. President, announced the capture early Saturday and Vince Lago plus two popular conservative content accounts amplified images.
- Using reverse image search and detection tools, CBS News found two AI detection tools inconsistent but Google's SynthID flagged one photo as likely edited and a video generated from it.
- Some posts drew tens of thousands of engagements while authenticity remained disputed, as CBS News contacted X and Meta but received no response amid White House Rapid Response amplification.
- Historical images and unrelated footage were recirculated as current, including old videos and images; a Daily Mail article linked a photo to Saddam Hussein, but CBS has not confirmed it, while sensational images like a man with a sack over his head spurred speculation.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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- 40% of the sources lean Left
40% Left
L 40%
C 27%
R 33%
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