An image shared across social platforms appears to show police taking Donald Trump into custody after a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records. The post -- and similar ones on Instagram and other platforms, such as X -- appears to show officers swarming and forcibly detaining Trump. The unanimous and historic verdict makes him the first ex-president ever convicted of a crime, just months before the November 2024 presidential election that could return him to the White House. But there is no shortage of AI-generated content purporting to show law enforcement chasing, wrestling or handcuffing Trump. He was also wearing a solid blue necktie -- not a striped pattern one as seen in the image circulating online.

Source: New York Times June 05, 2024 03:10 UTC