In recent days, a photo of Pope Francis wearing a white coat has gone viral on social media.
This photograph of the Pope has also made news in several international media outlets.
After fact-checking with the image search method from the Turkish fact-checking platform, it was discovered that the photo was shared on Reddit on March 24, 2023, by an account named trippy_art_special, on an official channel where images prepared through Midjourney artificial intelligence are shared.
Link to photos shared on Reddit:
This account has posted several photos of the Pope made using artificial intelligence which can be found through the Wayback Machine, in the account's archived images. trippy_art_special on Reddit. (here)
Among the many fact-checkers, the Turkish fact-checking platform "teyit.org" was also taken into more detail, as they, while analyzing the image of the Pope in the photograph created by artificial intelligence, saw the deformation that had been done to his hand, another indicator that proves interference in the photograph.
They initially warned about the edits made to the image of the Pope in a white coat. some social media accounts too, where they said that the same was prepared with applications based on artificial intelligence. Likewise, news sites and blogs announced that the image of Pope Francis is a product of artificial intelligence.
aCCOUNT trippy_art_special which distributed the images of the Pope, had created other photo designs through Midjourney where the Pope is seen in different images.
After the Pope's image went viral on social media, photo other Pope Francis posts created with artificial intelligence were shared on the Reddit channel.
Analyze:
Photos of Pope Francis circulating on social media showing him wearing a white coat were created by artificial intelligence.
Since most images created with artificial intelligence are close to reality, users tend to trust them without questioning their authenticity.
Recently, several photographs created by artificial intelligence have been published showing former US President Donald Trump being arrested by police.
The advancement of artificial intelligence shows once again that we must question the reality of what we see with our own eyes before we believe it.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info considers it a "fraud".