Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images spread online

The highly detailed, sensational images, which are not real, were produced using a sophisticated and widely accessible image generator. — AP Photo/J. David Ake

NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump getting gang-tackled by riot-gear-clad New York City police officers. Russian President Vladimir Putin in prison grays behind the bars of a dimly lit concrete cell.

The highly detailed, sensational images have inundated Twitter and other platforms in recent days, amid news that Trump faces possible criminal charges and the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin.