US EditionSen. Dick Durbin Used an AI-Generated Image Related to the Alex Pretti Shooting During Senate Remarks, Fact-Checkers Say
- Senator Dick Durbin displayed an AI-generated image during his remarks about the shooting of Alex Pretti, claiming it showed the moments before his death, but the image had clear signs of being fake, including a headless agent.
- Durbin argued that the use of the image was necessary, saying it was graphic but important to understand the issue, despite the image depicting impossible details.
- Critics pointed out the image's flaws and questioned how Durbin's staff did not recognize it as fake, stating it undermined his statements on the incident.
- Durbin has been involved in efforts to regulate AI-generated content, yet this incident raised concerns about misinformation in political discourse.
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Image Senator Used During Speech Raises Eyebrows - Patriot Newsfeed
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…
Disinformation Agent: Sen. Dick Durbin Brings AI-Generated Image of Alex Pretti Shooting to Senate Floor
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) displayed a blowup poster of an AI-generated image falsely depicting the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti — in which one AI-created federal agent is clearly missing a head — while delivering remarks on the Senate floor. The post Disinformation Agent: Sen. Dick Durbin Brings AI-Generated Image of Alex Pretti Shooting to Senate Floor appeared first on Breitbart.
SVT has investigated several cases of AI content related to the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. The Verification Helpline has received questions about a video in which Pretti is seen screaming, spitting and kicking a car. It is not AI – it is real.
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