1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2026.
Multiple UK and US publications fell for AI-generated image of Thai police dressed in drag costumes — image created by Tha Luang police station Facebook page administrator sergeant Rachata Mitrsuripong using AI image-generation software to depict officers in a 'friendlier, humorous' way; image went viral on social media; Reach titles including Daily Star (featured on front page), Daily Mirror and Express published the story as fact, alongside US outlet New York Post, UK's The Telegraph, Sun and GB News; Thai police confirmed the arrest was real but the image was AI-generated; Mitrsuripong told AFP: 'I wanted to create a friendlier image of the police'; publications issued corrections; ODDITY: highlights failure of standard image verification practices against increasingly realistic AI-generated social media images
Reach plc (Daily Star / Daily Mirror / Express / UK titles) is one of 43 organizations in United Kingdom documented in the index, which holds 139 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Verification & Fact-Checking, documented across 124 organizations worldwide.