AI-Generated Image of Mark Carney With Tom Hanks and Ghislaine Maxwell Viral

We found the logo of "Grok" at the bottom of the image noting that the image was AI-generated.

Fact-Check: This image is generated using AI and is not real.

(Source: The Quint) 

An image showing the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney photographed with actor Tom Hanks and Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted of aiding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the infamous Epstein Island, is being shared on social media platforms.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as this image is generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

What we found: At first, we ran a Google reverse image search on the image and found a post on X from February which showed a logo of "Grok" at the bottom right corner, hinting that the image could be AI.

Here is a close-up of the logo.

(Source: Altered by The Quint) 

• We then ran the image on AI-detection websites Hive Moderation and Sight Engine. The results showed that the image contained 99 percent AI-generated content.

• Swipe to see the results.

Here are the results by Hive Moderation. 

Here are the results by Sightengine. 

Abnormalities in the image: We zoomed into the image and found that the hands of the Maxwell and Hank seemed blurry and strange.

• Similarly, the background of the image looked blurry which is a key aspect of AI-generated images.

Here are the abnormalities in the image.

(Source: Altered by The Quint) 

Conclusion: The viral image is generated using AI and is not real.

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