KARACHI: Since the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, social media platforms have grown to be a haven for the spread of false information. Users have been posting unsubstantiated images, misleading videos, and skewed facts online as a result of the famous political figure’s detention.
A photograph purporting to be the former prime minister sitting in a prison cell following his arrest went viral on social media on May 10, the day after Imran Khan was taken into custody. Without any kind of validation, the image spread like wildfire and was utilised everywhere.
True or False:
“Exclusive by midjourney” was watermarked on the images that went viral. An artificial intelligence application called Midjourney creates visuals from prompts, or descriptions in natural language. It describes itself as “an independent research lab exploring new mediums of thought and expanding the human species’ imaginal powers” on its website.
A New Yorker article claims that recently available programmes like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and dall-e can produce photorealistic landscapes, duplicate famous people’s faces, remix an image in any artist’s style, and smoothly alter image backdrops.
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like midjourney, frequently display the hands and feet incorrectly in their visual output.
Claim: A paper that has gone viral outlines the guidelines for how Imran Khan will be treated while he is being held captive.
On social media, there is a rumoured agreement that specifies Imran Khan would receive preferential care while he is detained and sets out the rules for how the former prime leader will be handled.
A fact check:
It may appear that the document is real, but upon closer examination, it was found to have numerous errors that made it obvious that it was a fake.
“Interior Secretary Yousuf Naseem Khokhar” is listed as the signatory on the document dated May 8, 2023. On March 7, 2023, Khokhar did, however, step down from his role as interior secretary.
Additionally, his signature on the paper that went viral was different from the one on official records.
