'Never expected this': Creator of viral AI Maduro image comes forward


Trump also posted an image he said showed Maduro in custody aboard a US naval ship, in which the deposed Venezuelan president appeared in a different outfit and was blindfolded. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: The man who created an AI-generated image of Nicolas Maduro that went viral has come forward, telling AFP he was shocked the fake racked up millions of views online.

The image depicting Maduro flanked by US forces exploded across social media after Washington seized the Venezuelan leader and his wife in a raid on Caracas on Saturday. Many posts called it the first photo of Maduro in custody.

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