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Pete Hegseth deepfake (May 2025)
An AI-generated image of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was posted on a Pentagon account depicting him at the U.S./Mexico border with flaws such as a missing pinky and being positioned on the Mexican side of the…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Pete Hegseth
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An AI-generated image of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was posted on a Pentagon account depicting him at the U.S./Mexico border with flaws such as a missing pinky and being positioned on the Mexican side of the border. The image also featured masked men, one labeled with the word 'DRUGS'.