{"id":500409,"date":"2026-06-19T06:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/500409\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:28:15","slug":"fact-check-image-was-altered-with-openai-tools-to-make-german-soccer-fan-look-like-adolf-hitler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/500409\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: Image Was Altered With OpenAI Tools To Make German Soccer Fan Look Like Adolf Hitler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does footage of the Germany vs. Cura\u00e7ao World Cup Game show a fan in the stands who looked just like Adolf Hitler and was rooting for Germany? No, that&#8217;s not true: The screenshot of the FIFA World Cup match footage has been digitally altered. A verification tool from OpenAI found a SynthID watermark embedded in the image. The authentic FIFA footage from this moment in the broadcast shows this group of fans in the crowd, but the man in question does not resemble Hitler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The altered image appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoodleHairCR7\/status\/2066279054454493609\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a post;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a post<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260618211814\/https:\/\/x.com\/NoodleHairCR7\/status\/2066279054454493609\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) published on X by @NoodleHairCR7 on June 14, 2026. It was captioned:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is the most entertaining World Cup ever man \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is the image included with the post:<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"GermanFanFake.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e9c0ecb7f742f159462a95f1c99bab8f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: post by @NoodleHairCR7 on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lead Stories uploaded the image to the <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/research\/verify\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:verification tool at OpenAI;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;verification tool at OpenAI&quot;}\" class=\"link \">verification tool at OpenAI<\/a>. The tool found the image was generated with OpenAI tools (pictured below). Details provided with the report mentioned the presence of Google&#8217;s DeepMind watermark called <a href=\"https:\/\/deepmind.google\/models\/synthid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:SynthID;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SynthID&quot;}\" class=\"link \">SynthID<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260613184423\/https:\/\/deepmind.google\/models\/synthid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>), which identifies AI-generated content, and the absence of any <a href=\"https:\/\/c2pa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity<\/a> credentials (C2PA) (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260610174248\/https:\/\/c2pa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>), stating:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SynthID detected<br \/>We found a SynthID watermark that originated from OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Content Credentials not detected<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We did not find a trusted C2PA manifest originating from OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"germanfanOpenAI.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"895\" height=\"319\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dfc9d8a6ebc1cc73f3c57a57b07ba75b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A June 14, 2026 FOX Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xHtIzadh4Lg?si=VAbFC1ok6r11W54g&amp;t=769\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:YouTube video;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;YouTube video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">YouTube video<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260617182643\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHtIzadh4Lg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) titled, &#8220;Germany vs Cura\u00e7ao Extended Highlights \ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udfc6 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122&#8221; contains the FIFA footage appearing in the AI-altered still image. The altered screenshot shows a score of Germany 3, Cura\u00e7ao 1 and a time of 50:09 on the clock. This moment occurs at the 12:49 mark in the YouTube video (embedded below and cued to begin at that time). All of the people in the frame looked the same except for the man depicted as Hitler &#8212; he bore no resemblance, had no moustache, and had blond hair.<\/p>\n<p>Other fact checks<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This claim was also investigated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/fact-check-hitler-look-alike-at-germanys-world-cup-match\/a-77561962\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:DW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;DW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">DW<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.B77Q8KE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:AFP Fact Check;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;AFP Fact Check&quot;}\" class=\"link \">AFP Fact Check<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/newschecker.in\/fact-check\/fifa-world-cup-2026-dont-fall-for-edited-image-showing-a-hitler-lookalike-cheering-during-germany-match\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Newschecker;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Newschecker&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Newschecker<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Does footage of the Germany vs. Cura\u00e7ao World Cup Game show a fan in the stands who looked&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[19869,230123,158928,170,85,46,230122,105,230121],"class_list":["post-500409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-adolf-hitler","tag-altered-image","tag-curacao","tag-germany","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-lead-stories","tag-sports","tag-verification-tool"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}