US EditionSen. Dick Durbin Used an AI-Generated Image Related to the Alex Pretti Shooting During Senate Remarks, Fact-Checkers Say
Sen. Durbin used an AI-manipulated image during a Senate speech condemning the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, sparking misinformation concerns and online backlash.
- Wednesday on the Senate floor, Durbin displayed an AI-altered image depicting a fatal encounter, which his office acknowledged as a mistake on Friday.
- A frame from grainy footage was digitally altered using AI and circulated widely on social platforms earlier this month.
- Independent fact-checkers and AI experts identified digital distortions in the photo, noting the object in Pretti's right hand was a phone, contradicting administration officials' claims of a threat.
- Online commenters reacted strongly as social media users demanded an apology from Durbin and raised concerns about manipulated content, highlighting misinformation risks.
- NewsGuard warned that `AI tools are increasingly being used on social media to 'enhance' unclear images during breaking news events`, and researchers note that lifelike visuals can now be created instantly, heightening misinformation risks.
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The response on social media was swift and strong. One X user asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune to “please censure Durbin for displaying an AI photo. ... One of the agents (in the photo) doesn’t even have head, ffs. This needs to be stricken from the record.”
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The fight over federal immigration enforcement has now crossed into territory that should alarm anyone who still believes facts matter in public debate. On Wednesday, Sen. Dick Durbin, one of the most senior Democrats in the U.S. Senate, displayed an AI-generated image on the Senate floor that he claimed depicted the “last second” before Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. The problem is not subtle or debatable: the image is…
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