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AI overviews have been claiming fake imagery shows the Huntingdon train attack, at a time when the public deserves correct information.

Grok told users one AI-generated image (right image) of an injured man lying in a carriage “appears to be a genuine photo”.

Google Lens’s AI overview even claimed one image (left image) was a still from a BBC News article about the incident - there’s no evidence it was.

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Google Lens has previously shared misleading information about images.

Earlier this year, we found that images from a video game were wrongly attributed to a real conflict.

Learn more about the technology and the mistakes it’s been making.

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Craig
Audience Engagement Manager,
Full Fact

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