{"id":612086,"date":"2026-09-26T05:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/612086\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T05:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:12:12","slug":"is-trump-doctoring-his-pics-xi-airport-photo-carries-signs-of-ai-touch-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/612086\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Trump doctoring his pics? Xi airport photo carries signs of AI touch-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the visual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Trump is known to litter his Truth Social feed with obvious AI-generated images and memes, but the doctoring of a genuine media event is at odds with his outspoken hatred for \u201cfake news\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"A Getty Image of the red-carpet pc shows Trump grimacing at the sound of a flyover and, crucially, wearing two gloves, Photo \/ Getty Images\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A Getty Image of the red-carpet pc shows Trump grimacing at the sound of a flyover and, crucially, wearing two gloves, Photo \/ Getty Images<img  alt=\"The Truth Social photo has a less embarrassing facial expression, which may be explained as a different image, but Trump's second glove is missing\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The Truth Social photo has a less embarrassing facial expression, which may be explained as a different image, but Trump&#8217;s second glove is missing<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Apart from the obvious missing grimace, the image also shows Trump wearing one glove. News agency photos and videos show him wearing two gloves at all times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Matthew Stamm, a media forensics expert at Drexel University, told AFP his analysis of the image using specialised software \u201cidentified traces left by generative AI with high confidence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">He said these statistical traces were akin to \u201cfingerprints that a criminal leaves at a crime scene\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Walter Scheirer, another expert at the University of Notre Dame, agreed AI was likely involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">He said: \u201cGiven the existence of multiple versions of this scene, including a set of originals available via Getty Images that are clearly different from what President Trump posted to Truth Social, I am confident that this image has been altered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">The episode highlights the rapid growth of AI-generated fakes in politics, with even high-stakes diplomatic events now subject to manipulation by the very leaders participating in them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">After Trump travelled to Beijing in May for a summit with Xi, he posted a doctored image meant to show his predecessor Joe Biden confused with the Chinese president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Scheirer said: \u201cSometimes these edits are innocuous. In other cases, the interpretation of the photo completely changes in a manner more akin to propaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">&#8211; AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the visual. 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