White House shares AI-manipulated images of alleged anti-ICE protestersPublished at 10:29 GMT
thomas copland
BBC Verify Live Journalist
Image of woman arrested by US authorities and shared by the White House, external It has been edited using artificial intelligence, experts told BBC Verify.
The AI-manipulated image was shared about 30 minutes after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted the original., external.
In the original photo posted by Noem, the woman appears expressionless, but in the AI-processed image, she appears to be crying. The White House’s post about X currently has about 5 million views.
Hany Farid, a computer science professor at the University of California and founder of GetReal Security, told BBC Verify: “This is not the first time the White House has shared AI-manipulated or AI-generated content.”
The woman in the photo, Nekima Levy Armstrong, was arrested last Sunday in Minnesota on suspicion of organizing a demonstration that disrupted a church service., external If the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is a pastor.
When we asked the White House for comment on the image, they directed us to Deputy Director of Communications Kaylan Dole’s x post.
“Law enforcement continues. Memes continue. Thank you for your attention to this issue,” Do wrote., external.
Farid said the White House’s use of AI-generated content is “problematic on many levels.”
“Not only are they sharing deceptive content, they are making it increasingly difficult for the public to trust what they share with us.”
