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FACT CHECK: Image Purporting To Show NASA Astronauts With Trump And Musk Is AI-Generated

image Share with x The aim is to show National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Willmore with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Verdict: False

Content detection scans using “Hive Moderation” show that there is a 99.7% chance that the image was generated using artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, AI experts have rejected the reliability of the images via email to confirm your facts.

Fact check:

Williams and Wilmore returned to Earth on March 18th in SpaceX capsules following what appears to be a “a week-long stay at the International Space Station.” Reuters. Williams and Wilmore were in space for nine months with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Alexander Golbunov, NBC News reported.

The X Image is intended to show Williams and Wilmore along with Trump and Musk. “Thank you to Donald Trump and Elon Musk for bringing the astronauts back!
“Sunita Williams’ first photo after his arrival on Earth” and the image caption reads. In the image, Williams and Wilmore both appear to be wearing space suits and posing with Trump and Musk for the photo.

The claim is false. Please check your facts that have been implemented Content detection scan Using the website “Hive Moderation”, the results show that there is a 99.7% chance that the image will be generated by AI. According to the results of the same scan, the images were probably created using the program “Stable Diffusion.”

Screenshots captured in Hive Moderation

Similarly, make sure you can’t find an image that your facts are referenced in Trump Personal or Government X Accounthis True Social Accountsor his verification Social media account. Musk has not shared images via his verified X account @elonmusk. NASA has not published it via that image Website Or verification Social media accounteither. (Related: No, Warren Buffett didn’t say “Trump is making the best financial decision of 50 years”)

Additionally, make sure you can’t find the image that references your facts Recent Reliable News Reports. In fact, the opposite is true. both News meter and News Checker He exposes the claim and shows that it is being generated.

Additionally, Dr. Walter Scheirer, an AI expert at the University of Notre Dame, denied the reliability of the images in an email to confirm your facts.

“This image is the product of a generative AI algorithm. There is two obvious evidence for this: First, the spacecraft worn by an astronaut does not match the suit they are wearing. Published photos From major news outlets. Secondly, on the lower right side of the image is a Glock watermark. Grok is Xai’s popular generator AI tool,” says Scheirer.