Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake

A viral picture of tough Thai police officers in sparkly festival dresses arresting a drug suspect made its way onto the Daily Star front page and into the Telegraph, Sun and New York Post. The image was actually AI-generated by the administrator of the station's Facebook account, who said he wanted to create a friendlier image. The episode underscores how easily AI fakes now slip through mainstream newsrooms.