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A real photo online shows Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rubbing noses and cuddling.

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A real photo online shows Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rubbing noses and cuddling.
https://www.reddit.com/r/h3h3productions/comments/1crwltf/we_need_this_photograph_to_be_investigated/

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According to Snopes, this photo was put through an AI image detector and is extremely likely to be fake. Also, I gained immediate skepticism of the post because it originated on Reddit which is often a hot spot for hoaxes.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-cuddling/
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Agreed and to add even more it seems specifically from a subreddit of a content creator upping the chances of it being either a joke or something to get the content creators attention instead of something seriously true.
by Apprentice (1.0k points)
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I fully agree and with closer inspection of the photo, you can begin to see the issues and discrepancies that is notorious with A.I. imagery. For example, it is not humanly possible for  Mark Zuckerberg's hand to be that close to Elon Musk's neck without being able to see his forearm within the frame of the photo.

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