On June 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump after sharing images of National Guard troops that were later fact-checked by Grok, Elon Musk’s AI, which incorrectly claimed they were from 2021. Although PolitiFact confirmed the images were authentic, Grok’s inaccuracies sparked debates on X, highlighting the challenges of real-time AI fact-checking amid misinformation.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: On June 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted photos of National Guard troops sleeping on the floor to criticize President Trump, but when users asked Elon Musk’s AI, Grok, to fact-check them, it wrongly claimed the images were fake, leading to a mix of debates and confusion until a non-partisan fact-checker confirmed they were real.
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