Virus Image Share with x The aim is to show that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is wearing a hat “make American Mexicana again.”
This is hysterical.
The Mexican president was found wearing “making America's Mexica again.”
– Call for activism (@calltoactivism) January 17, 2025
Verdict: False
The images originally shared by X on January 8th were created with Grok, a generator artificial intelligence (AI) program integrated with X. AI experts have rejected the authenticity of the image via email to confirm your facts.
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Trump has agreed to suspend tariffs in Mexico and Canada for 30 days in response to concerns over borders and drug trafficking. Associated Press. The move followed what Trump described as a “very friendly conversation” with Shainbaum, the outlet reported.
The X-Images, which have received over 1 million views at the time of writing, are intended to show that Sheinbaum is wearing a hat that “makes America's Mexicana again.”
“This is hysterical. The Mexican president was found wearing “make American Mexica again.” [hat]”The caption of the image will be read. In the image, a woman who resembles Shainbaum can be seen wearing a red “make American Mexicana again” hat. The hat is clearly modelled on President Donald Trump's signature red “make America great again” hat.
The claim is false because the image is generated by AI. Original imagea faint “Shared on X on January 8thGlock“Labels in the lower right corner. Grok is an integrated generation AI program with X.
Similarly, please check the facts that have been implemented Content detection scan Using the website “Hive Moderation”, the results show that only 2.2% of images are likely to have been generated by AI. However, it is important to trick the AI content detector by adding grain or texture to the image, pointing out that the detector is less likely to correctly identify the image as AI. Business Insider.
Screenshots captured in Hive Moderation
Furthermore, it appears that Sheinbaum doesn't share her validated image Social media account. Make sure you have also found your facts There are no reliable news reports To support claims. In fact, the opposite is true. February 4th, Lead Story He exposed his claims and reported that images were generated using Grok. (Related: No, the image doesn't show anyone holding a “Trump Latino” shirt arrested by ice)
Additionally, Dr. Walter Scheirer, an AI expert at the University of Notre Dame, denied the reliability of the images in an email to confirm your facts.
“This image could be a product of the generation AI algorithm. There are strange artifacts that can be observed in the reflections of sunglasses. You can see two eyes. The algorithm tries to render Shainbaum's eyes in the right place. Although it appears to be the case, they are blended on sunglasses so that they appear to be reflective. Furthermore, the teeth in this image are simbaum teeth in the real image No match. There is a visible gap in this image that is not visible in published images,” Schiller said.
