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Trump claims photo of him looking out of shape while playing golf must have been AI-altered

2024-02-18 00:00:00.0 独立报-世界新闻原网页

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In a new twist in his “fake news” crusade, former president Donald Trump claimed that an unflattering photo of him playing golf was AI-generated.

Just before a judge in the civil fraud case determined that Mr Trump owes $350m, the former president posted four photos of himself playing golf. Each photo captured Mr Trump wearing a white polo shirt and his signature red “Make America Great Again” cap.

“The Fake News used Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) to create the picture on the top left,” he claimed, referring to a photo in which his belly is hanging out mid-swing.

Mr Trump continued, “These are despicable people, but everyone knows that. The other pictures are me hitting Golf balls today to show the difference. Sadly, in our Country, Fake News is all you get!”

Donald Trump claims top left image was AI-generated

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While the image was not the work of AI, it does appear to not be a real image of Mr Trump, according to a Snopes fact-check.

“This image is not a legitimate photograph of him,” the website claimed. “It was created by digitally inserting a picture of Donald Trump’s face onto an image of professional golfer and Trump supporter John Daly.”

It’s not clear what news publication posted the altered photo or what prompted Mr Trump to discuss it on his Truth Social.

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