Fake news is spreading about Former President Donald Trump. The news is about an Image posted on Facebook claiming that Trump is donating $1300 for hurricane relief. When the image was checked out, it showed that it was fake.
There was no donation from Donald Trump. Journalists and Engineers claimed that the image was fake. The Image was AI-generated, and it was spreading on social media platforms. Here, you can check the detailed information on Trump's fake news.
An image that showed Trump Fake News
A photo of Former President Donald Trump holding up a sizable cheque was posted to Facebook on 15 October. The Fox News headline read, "Trump donating $1300 for hurricane relief." The image also includes a list of significantly more gifts from other celebrities and a copy of a post on X, the previous Twitter.
The text in the picture says, "$1.3K is less than what Trump invests monthly on makeup and KFC." In just six days, the Facebook post went viral more than 100 times.
Image Digitally Created
The picture was first uploaded to a Trump parody page on the internet. Experts claimed there is no proof Fox News published a report of this kind. The image of Trump holding the cheque appears to be artificial intelligence (AI) developed.
After making landfall in Florida on September 26, Hurricane Helene claimed the lives of over 200 people and left seven southeastern states with billions of dollars in damage. Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, many fund-raising activities were launched to aid hurricane survivors and their healing.
The figure provided by Fox News and the statement that Trump donated a grand $1,300 to the relief efforts are incorrect. It appears the image was initially uploaded on Reddit as Trump spoof stuff.
The photo of Trump holding the cheque had text written on it, which experts said USA TODAY is a clear hint that it was created by artificial intelligence.
Professionals Statement:
The Professionals stated that the news was fake. The statements are;
Michelle Johnson Statement:
According to Michelle Johnson of Boston University's Emrita Professor of Journalism, the image is "clearly fake." The cheque is made out to "Manie Mar M AIFAL," and gibberish language is "a huge red flag" for determining whether the image was created by artificial intelligence (AI).
Walter Scheirer Statement:
Professor of Engineering at Notre Dame Walter Scheirer pointed out that in addition to the cheque, Trump's shirt in the picture includes an abstract emblem and meaningless writing.
Evidence of Fox News about Trump
There is also no proof that Fox News published a story like the one in the social media messages. The Facebook post is an example of "stolen satire," in which content initially written and presented as parody is copied and reposted in such a way that it appears correct. As a result, readers of the second generation post are deceived, as was the case here.
USA TODAY could not reach the Facebook person who posted the claim for comment. It is impossible to identify from that post whose account on X created the post in the screenshot. However, one user who reposted the claim later admitted to being misled by the image.