Marcy Wheeler notes:

"The AI slop the White House released yesterday really embodies what Pam Bondi’s DOJ has become.

Bullshit all the way down."

She also notes that Bondi went personally to Minnesota to see Nekima Levy Armstrong and others arrested, and the FBI initially arrested the wrong Black woman. And:

"The AI slop will make it far easier for [Nekima Levy Armstrong] to argue this is vindictive."

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
/8

"The Armstrong photo didn’t emerge from nowhere. It’s the latest entry in what has become a defining feature of the second Trump administration: the systematic deployment of AI-generated and digitally manipulated content as official government communication. …

The White House would very much like you to focus on the fake tears. What they don’t want you thinking about is why Nekima Levy Armstrong was protesting in the first place" — the murder of Renee Good.

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
/7

"The White House digitally altered the image of Armstrong’s arrest to manufacture the appearance of emotional breakdown. There was no disclosure, no indication the photo had been manipulated. It was posted as though it were real, with a caption labeling Armstrong a 'far-left agitator.' Vice President JD Vance amplified it to his own followers."

~ Parker Molloy

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
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readtpa.com/p/they-faked-her-t…

They Faked Her Tears

The administration's response to getting caught digitally altering an image of a civil rights attorney: "The memes will continue."

^{Parker Molloy (The Present Age)}

The need to lie to defend or promote a cause you purport to be righteous gives away the game — that is, that the cause isn't righteous at all.

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
/5

"This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public."

~ Don Moynihan

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
/4

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pas…

Past the breaking point

The violent occupation of an American city is more than a warning

^{Don Moynihan (Can We Still Govern?)}

"The White House's flippant response was obviously drafted by someone whose parents failed to teach them the difference between right and wrong. Trying to cover up a lie by describing it as a 'meme' is unworthy of a high schooler—let alone a presidential spokesperson."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
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roberthubbell.substack.com/p/j…

Jack Smith delivers the judgment of history (again)

January 23, 2026

^{Robert B. Hubbell (Today's Edition Newsletter)}

The first photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong was posted by Kristi Noem of DHS. A half hour later, the White House posted the second image — taking Noem's image, darkening Armstrong's skin, and making it appear she is crying.

When asked if it had digitally altered the first image, the White House responded with a tweet by Kaelan Dorr, deputy communications director, stating, "The memes will continue. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
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"The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found."

~ Sam Levine

#WhiteHouse #Minnesota #AI #lies
/1

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest

Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration

^{Sam Levine (The Guardian)}