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White House Reportedly Shares Purportedly AI-Altered Arrest Photo Depicting Minnesota Protester Nekima Levy Armstrong as Crying
The White House reportedly posted a purportedly AI-altered image on X showing Minnesota protester and attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong appearing to cry during her arrest. An earlier image reportedly shared by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem showed her calm. Reported analysis by third parties using AI detection tools found signs of purported facial manipulation, which could be replicated using generative AI systems.
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Reported occurrence date: 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
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- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
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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