2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Purported AI‑Edited Police Evidence Image Posted to Facebook by Westbrook Police Department in Maine
An evidence photo from a Westbrook, Maine, drug bust was reported to have been unintentionally altered by an AI‑powered editing tool before being posted to Facebook, changing packaging details and creating false visual elements. The altered image reportedly led to questions and concerns over the authenticity of police evidence. The Westbrook Police Department later confirmed the use of AI, explained the error occurred while adding their patch to the photograph, and issued a public apology.
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- incident-report
- evidenceStatus
- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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