image Share with X It purports to show Vice President Kamala Harris and the late Jeffrey Epstein on a beach.
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— Doc Reichenbach (@DocReichenbach) July 25, 2024
Verdict: False
This claim is false: A content detection scan using the website Hive Moderation revealed that the image was 98% likely generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Media forensics and AI experts denied the image's authenticity in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact check:
Former Democratic President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama reportedly recently endorsed Harris as a presidential candidate. CNNThe show of support was made via video, according to the media outlet.
X's image purports to show Harris and Epstein on a beach. The image is accompanied by the caption, “Old photos never lie.”
That claim is false. Content Discovery Scan Using the website Hive Moderation, it is found that there is a 98% chance that the image was generated with artificial intelligence (AI). The same scans found that the image was most likely created using Stable Diffusion or Stable Diffusion XL.
When Check Your Fact reviewed the images, it found that only four fingers were visible on both Harris and Epstein's hands, and that missing, extra or misshapen fingers are characteristic of AI-generated images. BuzzFeed News.
Screenshot captured with Hive Moderation
Similarly, Check Your Fact did not find the image referenced in any credible news reports. Harris or EpsteinIn fact, the opposite is true. Snopes The media reported that the claim was false, and determined that the image was generated by AI using the website “Is It AI?”
Additionally, Harris has not commented on the image. Website She has not been confirmed either. Social media account. (Related: Is Kamala Harris Ranked the Most Liberal Senator by GovTrack?)
Dr. Walter Shirer, an expert in media forensics and AI at the University of Notre Dame, denied the authenticity of the image in an email to Check Your Fact.
“The photo was likely created by AI or other image editing techniques. The image quality is fairly poor and contains localized blurry artifacts common to AI-synthesized images (e.g., the rectangular area above Epstein's shoulder on the right). Furthermore, the depiction of Harris is unrealistic: the appearance of her hands and teeth do not match the real photograph,” Shirer said.
This isn't the first time a false claim has been circulated online: In 2021, Check Your Facts exposed a fake Facebook photo that purportedly showed Harris standing next to Epstein.
