Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:37:03 GMT

Earlier this week, a picture seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: 'A bizarre thing to do': Eyebrows rise after Mitch McConnell's wife took unexpected trip — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: AI learned faster than the tests designed to measure it — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Inside the McConnell health rumor mill — www.axios.com
Center: GOP leaders tried to quell McConnell health questions. It’s not working — www.rollcall.com
Center: Google and the FBI Target Massive Botnet That Quietly Used Home Devices to Mask Cybercrime — www.cnet.com
Right: Kentucky governor makes unusual request as mystery deepens over Mitch McConnell's health — www.theblaze.com
Right: Senate Republicans say McConnell is 'fully engaged' amid health questions — www.washingtontimes.com

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