I have seen paintings by elephants and monkeys, and they usually look like preschooler's drawing. This looks way too perfect to be painted by an animal, and the Malinois looks way to patient

Trump recently shared a before-and-after photograph of a supposedly restored White House column, and several details caught my attention.

I'm questioning whether the "after" photograph has been digitally manipulated, potentially using AI.

Here's what I've noticed:

1. The staircase appears to have gained extra steps.

In the before image, approximately three steps are visible to the right of the column. In the after image, there appear to be six or more. I've compared this against independent photographs of the White House North Portico, which show shorter stair sections in certain locations. Construction equipment obscures some steps in the before image, but I haven't been able to establish whether the additional steps in the after image match the actual architecture.

1. The column's shadow appears unchanged.

Despite the apparent differences between the photographs, the shadow cast by the column looks remarkably similar in shape, position and intensity.

1. The camera angle appears virtually identical.

The column, windows, staircase and background architectural details align almost perfectly. This could indicate a fixed camera position, but it could also suggest that the after image was created by editing the original photograph.

1. Even the reflections in the windows appear unchanged.

The reflections and darker patterns in the windowpanes look remarkably similar between the two images. If these photographs were taken at different stages of a restoration project, it's worth asking why so many small background details appear unchanged.

1. The protective flooring also looks nearly identical.

The cardboard, tape, printed lettering and markings around the base of the column appear in almost exactly the same positions.

To be clear, the restoration itself is documented, and none of these observations individually proves manipulation. Similar lighting, a stationary camera and construction materials could explain several of them.

What I'm questioning is whether the "after" photograph is an authentic, independently captured image or whether the original was digitally altered to produce the comparison.

I've searched historical photographs and architectural documentation, but the exact column and staircase haven't been conclusively matched.

Does anyone with experience in image forensics, architectural photography or the White House's layout see anything unusual here?

I'd particularly appreciate independent photographs establishing the exact number of steps beside this column.

Original Trump post:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117443148049952515

White House architectural documentation (Library of Congress):

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0402/

Independent restoration photographs and historical records:

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/71-583

Pretty much what the title says. I feel inclined to believe this isn’t AI but the feet look a bit distorted and there is a weird looking lump under the towel.

Update: Thanks to many helpful people, I've found that this is AI. They actually asked to meet at a nearby Walgreens; they never showed up and shortly after texted me, "I take 200 for the bird."

I've been searching for my boy all day; I've put out seeds and budgie noises, but I haven't found him yet. For now I can only hope that he'll come back.

The guys on the ground look like twins, why would they be laying there long enough for two cats to settle in, and somehow no one has noticed?

OK the style of this looks so totally AI, especially the episode with the dog. But if it is, I'm appalled. This is on the baby first channel. They make tons of shows. (You can see the dog at the very end)

Some things seem to kinda casually disappear, things are overly textured (like the dog), the announcer says they're painting but they're coloring with crayons, etc.

The video pauses midway bc I took my headphones out but I recorded the whole thing from YouTube.

Disclaimer: My kids don't watch this channel anymore, but did when they were little, back when it had a lot of live action cute stuff and lullaby programing overnight.

A friend of mine said this “feels like AI”. Didn’t even catch it before. Is it? The even fading, lighting and crinkles in the bag on the left possibly look AI. Buddy says maybe they generated it with the same items but researched the pricing. I think both receipts look legit but the condition of the one on the left seems too good to be true.

My favorite internet boy band “Boy Throb” is going on tour. They posted this flyer on tik tok and immediately I was worried they used AI (they seem very social conscious on other issues). Damn near everybody in the comment thought the same, but the boy band is liking all the comments saying they commissioned and credited the artist (Paul Shipper). I want to believe them but their faces do look a little odd and the coloring overall it’s so ai-coded. Is there any tale signs this was made by a human?

they have a lot more art on their account, these are only some of them. Theyve been blowing up a little recently and no one seems to suspect anything? In the reze fit trend the belly button seems to also be on the back of the body and the full body gojo piece the fingers are extremely off. The eyes also point 2 different directions but that could be human error. But based on their “level” of art they show idk how they could do that? They also show no progress / wips except for the sketch to final reels they make. Im really sorry if im wrong and its just me 😭😭

https://www.instagram.com/michaelzhsee_art?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&vrfl=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

I looked up his works before 2026 and he seems legit. But his current artworks seems too perfect. I saw a hidden comment that said he isn't fooling anyone. They could be wrong. These are some of the artworks he made recently this year. The timelapse made it hard for me to believe that it is AI.

One of the artwork, Jinx, has different color and a second braid comes out of nowhere. I also ran through the Android 18, Azula and the demon lady, and it said 99.9% AI.

I hope I'm wrong.

The text on their shoulder looks like gibberish to me, and the background shield thing looks "confused" by her hair. She claims that AI couldn't get her tattoos right, but AI is a lot better at looking like real art now. It also somewhat has the ugly yellow tint to it that AI likes to put over images. Is it AI?

I don’t know it just feels like it’s so for some reason, like it looks like something that couldn’t happen in the real world.

So I saw this as on a poster and it looked like AI generated to me, but I couldn't find any obvious giveaway. To me the kid in front an the house make me think it's AI.

i saw it on Reddit, on a comment section, and usually these caption memes are ai. i adore this picture and I NEED to know if it's ai, PLEASE TELL ME ITS NOT. I WILLING LITERALLY CRY IF IT IS. PLEASE

Are her fingers too long or is it a trick of the lens? Is there something strange about her hair—like, should her bangs be casting a shadow on her face? But then again, would AI catch the petal on the desk under the yellow flower?

i didn’t even order stickers, this was just included in the package with my dice. the dice on the stickers don’t make sense.. repeating numbers, and the artistic choices of some of the details don’t make sense.

why take the time/money to print this crap and send them unrequested?

My gut says this is AI but I’m really hoping it’s not since it’s a children’s art studio. It’s got the yellowish look, way too many fonts, and there’s essentially no negative space.

Please PLEASE do not spam their account if deemed AI. I’m not looking to trash them online which is why I crossed out the business name. It seems like they’re pretty new.

my mom doesn’t believe me but that pic is like too perfect…the leaves?? the chocolate sauce on the outside of the cup?? it just doesn’t look real

EDIT: to add this, the ice in these cups is square and this coffee shop uses pebble shaped ice. They also have smooth bottoms and in this photo the cups have rigid bottoms.

Personally I am of the opinion that it is not AI, and I’ll explain my reasons. However, some rando on Facebook was practically seething to try to “prove me wrong” (though, the evidence he gave was pretty weak). I’ll be sad to hear if they are AI though, since I’ve grown to really enjoy their weird style of music.

Why I don’t think it’s AI:
- They are doing live shows (I believe on tour?). Doesn’t 100% guarantee the music is not AI, however their music is obviously performable on some level whereas with definitely AI-generated music it’s a little unbelievable
- Their social media content and music videos are pretty weird and clunky, but in an early YouTube editing kind of way. AI music videos I’ve seen tend to try to look more “clean” (while having very obvious artifacts, because AI is actually very stupid). Netherwilds’ music videos are fairly raw imo, like a low budget film.
- The frontman, David Monks, has been making music for over two decades. He was part of Tokyo Police Club, which was a fairly popular indie band back in the early 2000s. While the style between the two bands is definitely different, some of the general cadences and instruments are similar.
- They’ve expressed that they haven’t used AI in their content. I know this is me being very trusting of their word, but they’ve also made stands for other issues so I’m more inclined to believe it. I’ve noticed a lot more smaller bands making their stances on things very known.

Now, here’s why they might be AI:
- According to the FB Keyboard Warrior, NW’s song “The Fall” has the same melody as some random AI-generated song. I listened to it and, at best, it had a similar medieval metal vibe but definitely not the same song. Besides, AI songs I’ve heard have a distinct “tinny” sound to it (if that’s the right descriptor?)
- Their cover artwork had me doing double takes, I will admit. But, did some digging into the artists behind it and they seem legit with a consistent style.
- They’ve got some questionable lyrics. Though, I think that’s the point with it being a kind of niche theme. It’s more just campy imo.

Those are my thoughts on it, though I’m way better at figuring out images than music. I could totally be wrong! Would love to hear other people’s thoughts!

A link to their YouTube channel, to listen for yourself: https://youtube.com/@netherwilds?si=34xbSEA5yFO_n7ri

I didn’t think a company worth so much money needed to resort to *most likely* using AI to create this cheap, ugly-looking sign. They could’ve paid me 1 soft taco to lazily throw something much better than this together. The drink doesn’t even look real, it looks too perfect, almost fuzzy? Also, the lighting is too inconsistent.

it's from official sony movies are they using ai thumbnails? this movie is being compared to doomsday but is this ai?