An image was published on social media Facebook on Friday (September 2) showing Albin Kurti next to a figure that looks like a mock-up of Donald Trump. The image was published on the context of discussions about real photos of Trump with various world leaders and the similarity of his poses.
However, the photo is not real. The person who posted it, Besart Kuleta, has admitted that the image was generated with artificial intelligence and was published as memeAccording to him, when initially published the photo had the “AI Content” tag and hashtags indicating that it was created with AI, while later the description was updated to specify this (see here).
Meanwhile, this person has already deleted the photo from his account, but it continues to circulate on social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and TikTok as a real photo (see here, here, here e here).
Even analysis through the platform HiveModeration identifies the image as artificial intelligence-generated content (see photo below).
How was the photo taken out of context?
The case illustrates how content originally published as a meme and with notes indicating that it was generated with AI can later circulate without the initial context.
The photo appeared at a time when real-life photos of Trump with various leaders were circulating, some of which bore striking similarities to his positioning (see hereThis gave the generated image a context that could make it more credible to users who did not check the source.
When a photo is saved, screenshotted, or reposted, the description, “AI Content” tag, and other information that indicated its nature can be lost. Thus, an image created as a meme could later be presented as evidence of an event that did not occur.
What should we consider before selling?share some content?
Before a photo/content is shared as fact, it is important to check who originally published it, what description it had, in what context it was published, and to verify whether there are other credible sources that confirm it.
In this case, the fact that the photo continues to circulate even after its author has admitted that it was generated with AI shows that removing content from the source does not necessarily stop its spread.
Analyze
An image showing Albin Kurti next to a figure that looks like a mock-up of Donald Trump is circulating on social media as a real photograph.
However, the image was generated with artificial intelligence and was originally published by the author as satirical/meme content, with the note that it was created with AI.
However, after subsequent distribution, this context has been lost and the image is being presented by the social media account and page as a real photograph.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info considers the distribution of an image as a real photograph, without first verifying its source and authenticity, to be "Unverified Content".
rationale
The "Unverified" rating is given to those informative contents that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which could not be verified due to certain circumstances (speed, lack of sources) during the publication of the content.