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Donald Trump shared an image on Truth Social on September 24 that appears altered by artificial intelligence (AI), showing Xi Jinping's arrival in Washington. The photo lacks authenticity as it omits a pained expression captured in live footage when a military jet flew overhead, and it also depicts discrepancies such as missing elements like the second glove Trump wore during the event. Digital forensics experts confirmed the use of AI tools to create this image, highlighting concerns over manipulated content in political contexts.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Before the Xi-Trump summit last week, analysts expected soybeans to be included in tariff-reduced arrangements between China and the U.S., but China excluded them from a tariff-reduction list released on September 28, 2026, despite cutting tariffs on other agricultural goods like corn, wheat, meat, and dairy. This decision disappointed American farmers, such as John Bartman, an Illinois-based soybean farmer who called it "a missed opportunity." U.S. soybeans still face an additional tariff of 10%, which traders say is too high for private crushers to absorb, even as Chinese state buyers have stepped up purchases. Despite this exclusion, both sides agreed to form a trade council to discuss reciprocal tariff cuts on $30 billion worth of products and stabilize economic ties.
Written for “US-China Tariff Cuts Deal” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 283 other(s) covering the same event.
Trump’s photo of Xi greeting carries signs of AI
AI generated
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photo → carry → AI
Donald Trump shared an image on Sept 24 of Xi Jinping’s red-carpet arrival to Washington that appears to have been altered using artificial intelligence, with an unflattering expression captured in live footage of the moment edited out.
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that → share → moment
The Truth Social post purports to show the US president saluting beside his Chinese counterpart, with Xi’s Air China aircraft forming the backdrop and a military jet soaring overhead.
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jet → purport → backdrop
But side-by-side comparisons laid bare a number of discrepancies from authentic photographs captured by AFP and other news agencies – as well as the White House’s own livestreamed footage of the greeting on Sept 23 – that digital forensics experts said point to the potential use of AI.
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experts → lay → AI
Multiple AI-detection tools indicated the image was likely generated with the technology.
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image → indicate → technology
Noticeably absent in the version Trump posted is his reaction to the loud flyover – a pained wince that drew mockery from critics on social media and late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon.
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that → post → Fallon
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the visual.
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House → respond → visual
Trump is known to litter his Truth Social feed with AI-generated images and memes, but the flyover post comes amid his unprecedented efforts – thwarted in court – to bar journalists from CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House over coverage he branded as “fake news.”
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he → know → news
The top five US broadcasters had halted pool coverage of the White House – a system allowing one TV outlet to film on behalf of the lot of them for the day – in solidarity.
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outlet → halt → solidarity
Apart from the missing grimace, the image Trump posted depicts him wearing a plain blue tie and singular black glove, whereas news agency photos and videos showed him in a striped tie and with both hands covered.
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hands → miss → tie
A woman in the background over Trump’s left shoulder is also portrayed with different shoes than can be seen in authentic visuals of the moment.
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woman → portray → moment
Matthew Stamm, a media forensics expert at Drexel University, told AFP his analysis of the image using specialised software “identified traces left by generative AI with high confidence.”
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analysis → tell → confidence
He said these statistical traces are akin to “fingerprints that a criminal leaves at a crime scene.”
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criminal → say → scene
Walter Scheirer, another expert at the University of Notre Dame, agreed AI was likely involved.
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AI → agree → Dame
“Given the existence of multiple versions of this scene, including a set of originals available via Getty Images that are clearly different from what President Trump posted to Truth Social, I am confident that this image has been altered,” he told AFP.
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he → give → AFP
The episode highlights the rapid growth of AI-generated fakes in politics, with even high-stakes diplomatic events now subject to manipulation by the very leaders participating in them.
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events → highlight → them
After Trump travelled to Beijing in May for a prior summit with Xi, he posted a different doctored image meant to show his predecessor Joe Biden confused with the Chinese president.
uncertain
predecessor → travel → president
“Sometimes these edits are innocuous,” Scheirer said.
asserted
Scheirer → say → ?
“In other cases, the interpretation of the photo completely changes in a manner more akin to propaganda.”
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interpretation → change → propaganda
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