Pope Francis did not celebrate the New Year’s Eve by exchanging kisses at a youth party. Images circulating online are created using AI software.
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There are images circulating online showing Pope Francis celebrating the arrival of the New Year with a midnight kiss, surrounded by a group of youngsters. The picture is accompanied by a post connecting Pope’s ‘celebration’ with the movement of some citizens in the Deçan region, who publicly issued a call against religious indoctrination in Kosovo several months ago.
Pope Francis did not celebrate the New Year’s Eve by exchanging kisses at a youth party. Images circulating online are created using AI software.
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There are images circulating online showing Pope Francis celebrating the arrival of the New Year with a midnight kiss, surrounded by a group of youngsters. The picture is accompanied by a post connecting Pope’s ‘celebration’ with the movement of some citizens in the Deçan region, who publicly issued a call against religious indoctrination in Kosovo several months ago.
As skeptics, at Faktoje, we are committed to fact-checking the authenticity of these images.
Using Google Reverse Image Search engine, Faktoje discovered that the above-mentioned images, among others, were initially posted online by hardaipics Instagram account.
According to the description of this account, it posts ‘AI-generated strong’, or artificial intelligence programs.
The photo was originally posted by an account that shares images generated with AI
