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Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Circulated Ahead of Thai Election Depicting PM Anutin Charnvirakul Dining with Benjamin Mauerberger
Social media posts in Thailand reportedly circulated an image purporting to show Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul dining with South African businessman Benjamin Mauerberger ("Ben Smith"), implying long ties. AFP reported Google's SynthID flagged the image with "very high" confidence as made with Google AI tools; Anutin reportedly denied its veracity. The post reportedly spread on the eve of Thailand's election.
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Reported occurrence date: 2026-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
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- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
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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