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submitted 2 years ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

The Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse all released kill notifications to media outlets over the photo — released by Kensington Palace on Sunday — announcing that they would no longer be distributing the image.

The AP wrote, "it appears that the source has manipulated the image." AFP cited an "editorial issue," while Reuters said the photo was withdrawn after a "post-publication review."

Following its release, social media was abuzz with sleuths questioning whether the photo was photoshopped or AI-generated. Many were focused on the cuff of Princess Charlotte's pink cardigan, which appears to disappear in the photo.

Other users pointed out that Middleton was not wearing her wedding ring.

"no rings, kids all have their fingers crossed, weird blurring on charlotte's cuffs, leaves on the trees despite it being early mach - i'm sorry but they're just asking for us to go full katespiracy at this point," one user on X wrote.

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[-] Kraiden@kbin.run 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't understand what would be photoshopped in that part of the image though. it's too far down to be Kate's hand, and if the kid was photoshopped in, why is her dress underneath showing through? The shop could only be concealing something ON the kid, right?

My guess is she was holding a doll or something and that's what was manipulated out

I'm also not actually following any of this this though. Anybody got a TL;DR in what the conspiracy theorists are claiming?

[-] vanontom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I don't see anything in these photos that warrants an article. Seems like another lame click-bait conspiracy, probably cooked up by tabloids or the equally brain-damaged: "But where's Kate?!1" Even The Verge has an article, JFC.

Social media will continue to fuel endless garbage from the minds of who-the-fuck-knows and literally insane people. Can't wait for AI to turborcharge humanity's decent into madness.

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[-] Flex@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It looks like they used AI to generate a photo and then clumsily tried to clean up the artifacts in photoshop.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Her knees also look a bit odd as well. I know they get cut off, but just the way they come to the end of the photo, I can’t imagine how else they continue like that. Unless they’re just at an odd angle, they look really weird.

[-] Silentletter@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago
[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

That same pic is in the article. You just have to scroll down and wait for the X-formerly-Twitter link to load.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

The boys hand in that photo is from shitty ai. If that image’s source was from some official press outlet, they’re failing at their jobs.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah I tried to get my fingers to do that, and it is not physically possible. I have flexible fingers.

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