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Snopes Debunker - Snopes fact-checks an AI-generated "Trump Arrested" photo, a deleted tweet by Greta Thunberg, and the claim that China's largest bank has office space in Trump Tower

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March 22, 2023

Today: Snopes fact-checks an AI-generated "Trump Arrested" photo, a deleted tweet by Greta Thunberg, and the claim that China's largest bank has office space in Trump Tower

No, This Is Not a Real Photo of Trump Being Arrested

On March 18, 2023, amid reports that former U.S. President Donald Trump was likely to be indicted and arrested on charges related to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, an image spread on Twitter that claimed to show Trump being placed under arrest.


Snopes reporter Izz Scott LaMagdeleine looked into its origin.

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