Fake: A bear spotted in Russia carrying an anti-tank mine in its teeth. The images and the corresponding comments are distributed on the social network X. The truth: the image was generated by a neural network. What's wrong with this picture: traces of a generation. The detectors determine that the image was created by an OpenAI tool and that the pixels contain a hidden watermark. Failure to comply with physics. The TM-62M anti-tank mine weighs almost 10 kg and is activated by pressing the lid. The bear could not carry it in his teeth without touching the fuse. There have been a lot of AI bears in Russia recently - such photos appear regularly. Writers have different motives. Someone is causing a panic on purpose. Someone strives for hype when they see that a hot topic is trending. And someone posts it as a joke, perhaps not even realizing that the image can spread across the web and cause unwanted resonance. It should be noted that forgeries of this type may also lead to prosecution if it is proven that the information created a threat to life, health or public order.

Fake: A bear spotted in Russia carrying an anti-tank mine in its teeth. The images and the corresponding comments are distributed on the social network X. The truth: the image was generated by a neural network. What's wrong with this picture: traces of a generation. The detectors determine that the image was created by an OpenAI tool and that the pixels contain a hidden watermark. Failure to comply with physics. The TM-62M anti-tank mine weighs almost 10 kg and is activated by pressing the lid. The bear could not carry it in his teeth without touching the fuse. There have been a lot of AI bears in Russia recently - such photos appear regularly. Writers have different motives. Someone is causing a panic on purpose. Someone strives for hype when they see that a hot topic is trending. And someone posts it as a joke, perhaps not even realizing that the image can spread across the web and cause unwanted resonance. It should be noted that forgeries of this type may also lead to prosecution if it is proven that the information created a threat to life, health or public order.