New York police are bracing for the possible arrest of former President Donald Trump. He said he expected to be arrested today and therefore called on his supporters to protest. An investigative journalist, meanwhile, spread some fake images on social media of what Trump’s arrest could look like. Or how a fictional arrest of an ex-president can cause a lot of entertainment.
Meanwhile, fake images of what an arrest of Trump could look like are circulating on social media.
A possible charge against Trump is believed to center on an investigation into a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. That payment was made several weeks before the 2016 presidential election, reportedly to prevent her from going public about an affair she allegedly had with Trump years earlier.
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Trump himself denies that, but said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday. Sources tell CNN that the police in New York, but also in other cities, such as in Washington at the Capitol, are extra alert. After all, Trump has called for protests.
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Meanwhile, as the whole world waits to see what happens next, dozens of fake images of what an arrest of Donald Trump could look like are doing the rounds. They are rapidly conquering social media.
Made with AI
Eliot Higgins, founder of the open Source research collective Bellingcat, among others, was involved in making fake images. He used artificial intelligence for this. “I take pictures of Trump being arrested while I wait for him to be arrested,” Higgins writes https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1637927681734987777.
These photos of Higgins have been viewed more than a million times, according to Twitter:
Earlier, another image was already circulating, which has also been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. This too may have been created using AI tools. However, if you look closely, you will immediately see that something is not right with the ex-president’s head. Trump’s hands, ears and neck look unrealistic.
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