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1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Trump’s photo of Xi greeting carries signs of AI
AI generated
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photo → carry → AI
Donald Trump shared an image on Sept 24 of Xi Jinping’s red-carpet arrival to Washington that appears to have been altered using artificial intelligence, with an unflattering expression captured in live footage of the moment edited out.
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that → share → moment
The Truth Social post purports to show the US president saluting beside his Chinese counterpart, with Xi’s Air China aircraft forming the backdrop and a military jet soaring overhead.
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jet → purport → backdrop
But side-by-side comparisons laid bare a number of discrepancies from authentic photographs captured by AFP and other news agencies – as well as the White House’s own livestreamed footage of the greeting on Sept 23 – that digital forensics experts said point to the potential use of AI.
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experts → lay → AI
Multiple AI-detection tools indicated the image was likely generated with the technology.
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image → indicate → technology
Noticeably absent in the version Trump posted is his reaction to the loud flyover – a pained wince that drew mockery from critics on social media and late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon.
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that → post → Fallon
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the visual.
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House → respond → visual
Trump is known to litter his Truth Social feed with AI-generated images and memes, but the flyover post comes amid his unprecedented efforts – thwarted in court – to bar journalists from CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House over coverage he branded as “fake news.”
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he → know → news
The top five US broadcasters had halted pool coverage of the White House – a system allowing one TV outlet to film on behalf of the lot of them for the day – in solidarity.
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outlet → halt → solidarity
Apart from the missing grimace, the image Trump posted depicts him wearing a plain blue tie and singular black glove, whereas news agency photos and videos showed him in a striped tie and with both hands covered.
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hands → miss → tie
A woman in the background over Trump’s left shoulder is also portrayed with different shoes than can be seen in authentic visuals of the moment.
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woman → portray → moment
Matthew Stamm, a media forensics expert at Drexel University, told AFP his analysis of the image using specialised software “identified traces left by generative AI with high confidence.”
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analysis → tell → confidence
He said these statistical traces are akin to “fingerprints that a criminal leaves at a crime scene.”
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criminal → say → scene
Walter Scheirer, another expert at the University of Notre Dame, agreed AI was likely involved.
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AI → agree → Dame
“Given the existence of multiple versions of this scene, including a set of originals available via Getty Images that are clearly different from what President Trump posted to Truth Social, I am confident that this image has been altered,” he told AFP.
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he → give → AFP
The episode highlights the rapid growth of AI-generated fakes in politics, with even high-stakes diplomatic events now subject to manipulation by the very leaders participating in them.
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events → highlight → them
After Trump travelled to Beijing in May for a prior summit with Xi, he posted a different doctored image meant to show his predecessor Joe Biden confused with the Chinese president.
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predecessor → travel → president
“Sometimes these edits are innocuous,” Scheirer said.
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Scheirer → say → ?
“In other cases, the interpretation of the photo completely changes in a manner more akin to propaganda.”
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interpretation → change → propaganda
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