Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presented reporters with a fake image of Ryan Wedding on Monday, insisting it amounted to evidence the accused drug kingpin had voluntarily turned himself in. At a news conference in Mexico City on Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presented reporters with what CBC News has determined is an AI-generated image of Wedding. Those images have all now been removed and the only photo that remains on the account is the AI-generated image purporting to show Wedding at the U.S. Embassy. Sheinbaum’s office did not immediately return a request for comment on the president’s use of the AI-generated image. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, where an AI-generated image of Wedding was purportedly taken, is currently undergoing renovations, as seen here on Monday.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2026 01:52 UTC