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Maine police caught lying about using AI to alter drug bust photo

Maine police caught lying about using AI to alter drug bust photo

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 02, 2025
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Spot the differences: Original drug bust photo (left) vs. AI-modified version (right)

A Maine police department's attempt to add their logo to a drug bust photo backfired spectacularly when citizens caught them lying about using artificial intelligence to alter evidence photos.

"This is NOT an AI-generated photo," Westbrook Police declared on Facebook whe…

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