Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

TechCrunchJuly 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM

Earlier this week, a picture seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.

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