Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake
An image of Thai police officers in sparkly dresses with a handcuffed suspect was revealed to be an AI-generated fake. The real photo shows the officers in regular clothing, with no female officer present. This incident highlights the challenges media outlets face in verifying images from seemingly official sources.
- ▪The AI-generated image was intended to portray a friendlier image of the police.
- ▪The actual photo shows the officers in their regular uniforms without any female officer.
- ▪Media outlets mistakenly published the AI image, believing it to be genuine due to its official source.
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The real image, which the police station has since shared, shows the officers in normal clothes and no female officer in the picture at all. Photograph: Tha Luang provincial police station/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe real image, which the police station has since shared, shows the officers in normal clothes and no female officer in the picture at all. Photograph: Tha Luang provincial police station/AFP/Getty ImagesAI (artificial intelligence)Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fakePicture was created by administrator in charge of station’s Facebook account who wanted to create ‘friendlier image’Michael Savage Media editorThu 28 May 2026 12.05 EDTLast modified on Thu 28 May 2026 12.15 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIt was…
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