Viral street photo of elderly couple exposed as AI-generated collage, edge artifacts betray it
FlorianGallwitz · x · 2026-10-19
Researcher Florian Gallwitz shows that the viral photo of an elderly couple in underwear confronting people on a street is actually a crop of an AI-generated collage. The collage's original edge is still visible in every circulating version, and the Limoges city hall in the corner bears the text "HOTEL DE VILLE" — which the real building does not have.
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