{"id":2264942,"date":"2024-06-11T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-of-giant-octopus-washed-ashore-in-indonesia-is-ai-generated\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T17:03:16","slug":"fact-check-image-of-giant-octopus-washed-ashore-in-indonesia-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-of-giant-octopus-washed-ashore-in-indonesia-is-ai-generated\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: The image showing a giant octopus ashore in Indonesia is created by AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-image-of-giant-octopus-washed-ashore-in-indonesia-is-ai-generated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264942&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A photo claiming to show\u2062 a giant octopus \u2063washed up on a shore in Bali, Indonesia was circulated online. This claim, however, is false. Investigation revealed\u200d that the image\u2063 was posted by an Instagram account known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-to-introduce-subscription-option\/\" title=\"Twitter To Introduce Subscription Option\">creating content<\/a> using artificial intelligence (AI). The shared content \u200cturned out to be fabricated, not an actual event. Despite the widespread circulation of the image showing a giant octopus \u2062on\u2063 a Bali shore, \u2063it has been determined that the image is not genuine. The original \u200csource of the photo is an Instagram account that regularly uses artificial \u200dintelligence to create striking but unrealistic images. \u2064People are often captivated by extraordinary \u2062visuals, especially \u2064those\u200d involving \u2063wildlife or natural phenomena, which \u2062can easily\u200d go viral. However, it&#8217;s important to verify such images through \u2064reliable sources before\u200b accepting \u200dthem as truth, as AI and\u200d digital manipulations \u2064can create highly\u200c convincing but false representations. This instance serves as a reminder of \u200bthe potential misinformation spread through \u2064digital platforms\u200d and emphasizes the need for \u2064critical appraisal\u2063 of online content.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A photo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CMDRVALTHOR\/status\/1798046667243237461\"><span>shared on X<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows a giant octopus washed up on a shore off of Bali, Indonesia. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a0\ufe0f BIG \ud83e\udd91 A very giant octopus was found off the coast of Bali, Indonesia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0u3NBH0J85\">pic.twitter.com\/0u3NBH0J85<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VAL THOR (@CMDRVALTHOR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMDRVALTHOR\/status\/1798046667243237461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image was originally posted by an Instagram account that makes content with artificial intelligence (AI), according to its bio.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-dirty-truth-about-stonewall-that-lgbtq-activists-want-ignored\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Dirty Truth About \u2018Stonewall\u2019 That LGBTQ Activists Want Ignored\">family bought<\/a> a pet octopus they didn\u2019t realize had many eggs which then hatched 50 octopus babies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13499387\/pet-octopus-destroyed-home-birth-50-babies-Oklahoma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail<\/a>. The octopus, named Terrance, recently died and the family found separate homes for the offspring, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-time-magazine-feature-sri-lankan-president-gotabaya-rajapaksa-on-its-cover\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Time Magazine Feature Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa On Its Cover?\">image purportedly shows<\/a> a massive octopus on the shore of a beach. People, much smaller in comparison, can be seen in the background.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBIG <\/span><span>A very giant octopus was found off the coast of Bali, Indonesia,\u201d the caption reads. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is not a genuine image, however. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hivemoderation.com\/ai-generated-content-detection\"><span>Hive Moderation<\/span><\/a><span>  shows that the image is \u201c99% likely to contain AI-generated or deepfaked content.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/03\/fact-check-image-trump-apprehended-police-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Image Of Trump Appearing To Be Apprehended By Police Is Ai-Generated)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The photo appears to originate from an Instagram account called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7rqkAAoqaT\/?locale=en\"><span>@best_of_ai<\/span><\/a><span>, where it garnered over 1.3 million likes. The post shows a video with several images of the octopus, its appearance and number of tentacles varying in each. The post\u2019s description tells a story of an octopus washing ashore to be admired by beachgoers and scientists before returning to the ocean. The bottom of the description has a Disclaimer that states, \u201cThis is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-human-need-to-feel-important-and-how-government-squelches-it\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Human Need To Feel Important \u2013 And How Government Squelches It\">fictional story<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The account\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/best_of_ai_\/?locale=en\"><span>bio<\/span><\/a><span>  reads, \u201cAI STORY TELLING \u2013 Experimenting with different ai engines, themes and styles. \ud83e\udd16\ud83d\udca1( Comic, fashion, art, portraits, Alternative history, movie ref etc).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo circulating on X claims to show a massive octopus on a Bali shore. However, the image, initially shared by an Instagram account known for fabrications, is fake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2264943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1908347374-scaled-e1717784257721.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1908347374-scaled-e1717784257721.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}