Trump's AI Images Push New Boundaries, Erode Public Trust

2026-01-28 06:20:15

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Los Angeles- The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoon-like visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
But an edited - and realistic - image of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong in tears after being arrested is raising new alarms about how the administration is blurring the lines between what is real and what is fake.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's account posted the original image from Levy Armstrong's arrest before the official White House account posted an altered image that showed her crying.

The doctored picture is part of a deluge of AI-edited imagery that has been shared across the political spectrum since the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by US Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis

However, the White House's use of artificial intelligence has troubled misinformation experts who fear the spreading of AI-generated or edited images erodes public perception of the truth and sows distrust.

In response to criticism of the edited image of Levy Armstrong, White House officials doubled down on the post, with deputy communications director Kaelan Dorr writing on X that the“memes will continue”.

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