Full Fact features the expertise of Siwei Lyu, director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, in an article discrediting images claiming to show the images were AI-generated.
Prof. Siwei Lyu was quoted in Full Fact on a viral image that falsely claimed to show people cleaning blood from the streets in Iran. His analysis found that the image was likely AI-generated, pointing to visual clues such as distorted body shapes, unnatural tools, blurry faces and inconsistent perspective. The article used his expertise to show how digital forensics can help debunk misleading images during fast-moving international conflicts.