Indian media share AI-generated images of Imran Khan in jail
The images have been generated using the AI tool Midjourney.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 May 2023 4:11 PM IST
Hyderabad: On 9 May, former Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan was arrested at the Islamabad High Court where he appeared seeking bail in multiple corruption cases. The arrest has triggered demonstrations that saw violence and arson across Pakistan.
Indian media outlets Times Now Navbharat, Zee News, and AajTak Bangla shared images claiming it shows the first image of Mr. Khan from jail.
(Source: Twitter/@TNNavbharat)
Several Twitter users also shared the image claiming the same. (Click here and here for more tweets.)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the images have been generated using the AI tool Midjourney.
In the viral images, we noticed the text that read āexclusive by midjourney.ā
On magnifying the image, we found that Mr. Khanās leg has more than five toes in one of the images ā a common error in AI-generated images.
(The image shows more than five toes in the leg.)
In the second image, we noticed that Mr. Khanās hands seem to have merged into each other.
(The image shows Mr. Khanās hands seem to have merged into each other.)
From this, we conclude that the viral images of Imran Khan are AI-generated and does not the first images of him from jail. Hence, the claim is false.
What is Midjourney?
Midjourney is an AI-based image generation tool that uses a text-to-image model. It can read your text prompt and create an image based on it.
Shortcomings of AI-generated images
Images generated by AI tools are not perfect. There are some common errors such as irregular numbers of fingers, body parts merging into each other, and more.
