{"id":2326698,"date":"2024-08-19T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-purporting-to-show-u-k-police-bowing-to-muslims-is-ai-generated\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:38:01","slug":"fact-check-viral-x-image-purporting-to-show-u-k-police-bowing-to-muslims-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-purporting-to-show-u-k-police-bowing-to-muslims-is-ai-generated\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Purporting To Show U.K. Police Bowing To Muslims Is AI-Generated"},"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-viral-x-image-purporting-to-show-u-k-police-bowing-to-muslims-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=2326698&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 viral image shared on X (formerly Twitter) claims to show U.K. police officers bowing to a group of Muslims, accompanied \u200cby the\u200c caption, \u201cThis image reflects current policing strategy perfectly,\u201d from Paul Golding, leader of the \u200bright-wing Britain \u2062First \u200bparty.\u2063 However, a \u200dfact-check reveals the claim to be false. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-of-indonesian-woman-supporting-israel-is-ai-generated\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Image Of Indonesian Woman Supporting Israel Is AI-Generated\">content detection scan<\/a> by Hive Moderation\u200b indicates the image \u2063is 99.2% likely to be AI-generated or\u2062 a deepfake, potentially created using the program Stable Diffusion. Additionally,\u2063 recent\u2064 reports\u200b confirm a 15-year-old boy has been\u200d charged with rioting linked to a series of disturbances in the U.K., \u200bcontradicting the\u200d implication of the viral image.  <\/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>A viral image <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GoldingBF\/status\/1824007235686559911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a>&nbsp;purports to show U.K. police officers bowing to a group of Muslims.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This image reflects current policing strategy perfectly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QEOUAzEbY5\">pic.twitter.com\/QEOUAzEbY5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Golding (@GoldingBF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldingBF\/status\/1824007235686559911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. A content detection scan using the website &ldquo;Hive Moderation&rdquo; reveals the image is 99.2% likely to &ldquo;contain artificial intelligence (AI)- generated or deepfake content.&rdquo; A media forensics and AI expert denied the image&rsquo;s authenticity in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 15-year-old boy is the first person to be charged with rioting following a series of riots that have impacted the U.K., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uk-britain-riots-boy-charged-426678733902329f55db02afa848f3f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. The teenager was charged with &ldquo;following disorder&rdquo; and also pleaded guilty to &ldquo;separate charges of violent disorder and burglary,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X image, viewed over 500,000 times as of writing, purports to show U.K. police officers bowing to a group of Muslims. &ldquo;This image reflects current policing strategy perfectly,&rdquo; the image&rsquo;s caption reads. The image was shared by Paul Golding, leader of the right-wing Britain First party.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. A <a href=\"https:\/\/hivemoderation.com\/ai-generated-content-detection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">content detection scan<\/a> using the website &ldquo;Hive Moderation&rdquo; reveals the image is 99.2% likely to &ldquo;contain AI-generated or deepfake content.&rdquo; According to the results of the same scan, the image was probably generated using the program Stable Diffusion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8191562\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8191562\">Screenshot captured via Hive Moderation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact did not find the image referenced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=3e3af618f20a40e7&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=u.k.&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0A2upiO_GHeTz6R89sNEjTHXSUfB8x3gweQ77S5CBNH1njhtdxXW4lJzsatTAyG_CMCBu33kCVyEKEGSVVZHAAN_WOeWzQ_siZ018bVMIT3OhGsQfqHMYikNbgk8RWIJ8R1DkaU5YwBY4NkocssqgQzSJBmT_W4Kw6i2BdGwwXn4e_eY8oX3HC8jHZFt-nbGQwwgoXyBh8FrQpznSncC4APQvxQUw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwinsbXZ2_mHAxVmlIkEHZRWNSIQ0pQJegQIERAB&amp;biw=1610&amp;bih=869&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-video-shows-teenager-supporting-referee-not-palestine\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Video Depicts Teen Supporting Referee, Not Palestine\">recent credible news reports<\/a><\/a> about the U.K. In fact, the opposite is true. On August 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/misbar.com\/en\/factcheck\/2024\/08\/16\/this-image-of-uk-police-bowing-their-heads-is-ai-generated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misbar<\/a> reported the image was AI-generated, having also run a content detection scan using &ldquo;Hive Moderation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/O_Rob1nson\/status\/1824010780095750613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 15 post<\/a> shared on X by Olga Robinson, assistant editor at BBC Verify, indicates the image is not authentic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The poster doesn&rsquo;t make it clear but the image is clearly AI generated. You can see some heads missing, extra feet and some slightly odd body shapes,&rdquo; Robinson said via the same post. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/12\/fact-check-video-boats-migrants-arriving-sea-from-spain-2023-not-2024-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Of Boats Of Migrants Arriving From Sea Is From Spain 2023, Not 2024 In U.K.)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AI image appears to reference recent riots occurring in the U.K. The riots were sparked by a stabbing that killed three young girls in Southport, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/more-than-1000-arrested-following-uk-riots-police-say-2024-08-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. False claims spread online that the alleged perpetrator of the stabbing was an Islamist migrant, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Walter Scheirer, a media forensics and AI expert at the University of Notre Dame, denied the image&rsquo;s authenticity in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This photo is likely the product of a generative AI algorithm. An extra foot is visible extending from the leg of the officer second from the left in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wheres-trudo-comic-brutally-mocks-justin-trudeau-for-hiding-during-freedom-convoy-protests\/\" title=\"&#039;Where&#039;s Trudo&#039; Comic Brutally Mocks Justin Trudeau for Hiding During Freedom Convoy Protests\">lower left-hand corner<\/a> of the image. That type of artifact is characteristic of generative AI algorithms, which do not have a sense of physical plausibility,&rdquo; Scheirer said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A widely circulated image on X claims to depict U.K. police officers bowing to a group of Muslims, suggesting it represents the current policing strategy. However, this assertion is false. A scan conducted with &#8220;Hive Moderation&#8221; indicates that the image has a 99.2% probability of being AI-generated or a deepfake. An expert in media forensics and AI confirmed the image&#8217;s lack of authenticity in correspondence with Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, The Associated Press reported that a 15-year-old boy has become the first individual charged with rioting amid recent disturbances in the U.K., facing charges for violent disorder and burglary as well.<\/p>\n<p>The viral image, which has garnered over 500,000 views at the time of writing, was shared by Paul Golding, leader of Britain First\u2014a right-wing party\u2014and includes a caption claiming it accurately reflects current policing strategies. However, further investigation revealed no credible news sources referencing this image recently; instead, Misbar reported on August 16 that it was indeed generated by AI after conducting their own content detection scan.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Olga Robinson from BBC Verify pointed out on August 15 via X that the image is clearly not authentic due to visible anomalies such as missing heads and extra feet\u2014common issues found in AI-generated images.<\/p>\n<p>The context surrounding these events involves recent riots triggered by a stabbing incident in Southport that resulted in three young girls&#8217; deaths. False narratives circulated online suggested that an Islamist migrant was responsible for this crime.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Walter Scheirer from Notre Dame University also dismissed the photo&#8217;s authenticity through an email to Check Your Fact, noting specific artifacts typical of generative AI algorithms present within the image itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2326699,"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\/08\/GettyImages-2165232702-e1723817757641.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,15305,13420,38543,32415],"class_list":["post-2326698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-ai-generated","tag-fact-check","tag-u-k-police","tag-viral-image"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165232702-e1723817757641.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326698","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\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}