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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere's a word that describes people who claim they need to tell lies to communicate a deeper truth, and that word is...
..."liar".
I am going to become the Joker.
Link to tweet
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Kremer is a right-wing political activist who has been using her feed to torch the Joe Biden administration for supposedly mishandling the response to Helene (though theres little evidence that the response has been in any way mishandled). Shes an RNC National Committeewoman for Georgia Republicans, the founder of Women for Trump, and most famously helped organize the rally that immediately preceded the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Actually, it does matter if this is AI.
This girl does not exist. The puppy does not exist. This is not reality. No, the image is not emblematic of some deeper truth. That is nonsense. There are plenty of real photos that can be used to make whatever politically-motivated point these partisan opportunists want to make.
https://www.readtpa.com/p/people-are-sharing-fake-hurricane
The Madcap
(42 posts)Other than the normal hazy background blur, this one's difficult. After all, the "girl" has only five fingers on her right hand.
I really hate AI...
Bernardo de La Paz
(50,391 posts)The Roux Comes First
(1,443 posts)Are still sick and anti-social, JD! Don't you have some caring family who can get you help for that?
CrispyQ
(37,719 posts)There's a lot of that going around on the right.
TheProle
(2,759 posts)what with the "it sounds like something he'd say, so let's just say he said it" folks...
demmiblue
(37,709 posts)Xoan
(25,392 posts)EVEN IF THEY'RE OVER 18.
Shermann
(8,383 posts)AI can generate videos as well, but not as convincingly. That is going to take a lot more development. In the meantime, look for video evidence to back up claims.
demmiblue
(37,709 posts)DBoon
(22,945 posts)Almost 100 years in fact
The original had Nikolai Yezhov to Stalin's left. After Nikolai was purged, the modified photo was released, as "emblematic" of the regime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_images_in_the_Soviet_Union
What required a Soviet photography work in a darkroom can now more easily be done with AI
central scrutinizer
(12,354 posts)A dark skinned person with a bib and knife and fork approaching the girl and puppy.
eppur_se_muova
(37,073 posts)It would be more believable if it hadn't been overdone.
https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_520/MTc2MjU5NjM0NjU3NTY3OTM0/margaretkeane.webp
demmiblue
(37,709 posts)Interesting flick!
lame54
(36,401 posts)Even their b.s. can't make their point
PennRalphie
(233 posts)The suffering of the people of NC, GA, VA, FL cannot be dismissed. I just hope its all being handled correctly. NC Governor and Biden are on top of things, I think.