AI made images are flooding Trump’s Truth Social posts, report says

In short: A report says AI tools are helping Donald Trump share large volumes of fake or misleading images on Truth Social.

What's going on

The Financial Times reports that Donald Trump’s Truth Social account has been posting a steady stream of images that appear to be made with AI. AI here means software that can create pictures from a text prompt, like typing “make a photo of X” and getting an image back.

According to the report, these images are often meant to push a political message, not to document something that really happened. Some are described as “fake imagery”, meaning they look like photos but are not real.

The article argues that AI has made this kind of content easier to produce at high speed. It compares the result to a fast, low-cost content factory, where one person can make many posts quickly instead of needing a designer or a photographer.

This also changes how political messages spread online. Images tend to travel farther than text because people can understand them in a glance, even when the message is misleading.

What to watch

Expect more pressure on social networks to label or limit AI made images, especially in election seasons. For everyday users, the practical shift is that a convincing picture is no longer good proof on its own. It may become more common to look for context, multiple sources, or image labels before sharing.

Source: Financial Times