🔗 Share this article Exposing Venezuela Victory Videos and AI Images of Nicolás Maduro. Computer-created images claiming to show Venezuela's president under arrest after his apprehension by the United States have gained countless of views on social media. How Fake Pictures of the President Surfaced Rapidly Initial fake synthetic picture seemingly showing him led off a plane emerged within hours. The picture was absent from any authoritative American sources; it was instead uploaded on the platform X by an profile purporting to be an “enthusiast of AI-generated art”. We’ve checked an AI-watermark detector, determining the picture was generated or edited with generative AI. More AI-generated pictures began to spread in the following period, appearing to show additional perspectives of the leader under guard. Discernible identifying marks on the graphics reveal they originated from an Instagram account called ultravfx. The detection tool says the further images were likewise generated or edited AI technology. Authentic Image Posted but Fakes Continued Donald Trump released the genuine photograph of Maduro in handcuffs aboard the USS Iwo Jima on Saturday morning. However, despite the authentic image was published, synthetic images continued to spread but were modified to incorporate the grey tracksuit seen on Maduro. Reverse image searches show these altered fabrications were originally uploaded on the video platform by a graphic design account. Again, the AI-watermark detector found these further images were generated or edited AI tools. Key Points: Deepfakes spread rapidly after the news of Maduro's capture. The first fake picture appeared very quickly on social media. Tools like AI-watermark detectors helped to identify the images as synthetic. Fabrications continued to circulate and be updated even after the publication of real photographs. The source of several fakes was traced to specific online accounts focused on graphic design.