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AI TOOLS HELP JOURNALISTS ASSESS AUTHENTICITY OF IMAGES IN IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF TRUMP SHOOTING

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Demonstrating AI's potential and limitations in combating misinformation, journalists utilized AI tools from TrueMedia.org to verify images related to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The analyzed photos, including one showing a bullet near Trump's head and another of Trump raising his fist, were likely unmanipulated. While these tools are helpful, they are not a complete solution. Verified media and fact-checkers are still needed.