AI-generated disaster rescue image was shared as real footage in Chinese media
Spirited-Sir-3034 · reddit · 2026-07-28
A Reddit post highlights a Chinese disaster-news clip where an AI-generated rescue image was mistaken for a real scene and then circulated as such.
The attached screenshot shows a CCTV-style news frame with the label “AI generated image”, illustrating how synthetic visuals can be repackaged as real disaster footage and mislead viewers.
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