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Viral image of Temu warehouse fire is AI-generated

  • The viral image was confirmed to be AI-generated by Temu, which stated that no fire incident occurred at any of its facilities.
  • The image was posted on X by @docatcdi on Dec. 29, 2024, and VERIFY found no earlier versions of the image.
  • Evidence of AI generation includes a Grok watermark and a warped Temu logo in the image itself.
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It circulates by X and Facebook an image that shows a burning ship along with messages that say that it is a fire in Temu’s warehouse in Spain. However, it is false. The company explains to Newtral.es that no such incident has been recorded in any of its facilities. Other messages that shared the same image have also circulated saying that it was Temu’s warehouse in China. Temu denies it. The online product sales company assures Newtral.es that …

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VERIFY broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, January 3, 2025.
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