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Multiple Facebook pages posted in early March an AI-crafted photo of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s sculpture beside a supposed wood sculptor in a workshop.

Three AI detection tools concluded that the photo published on March 1 by Tuklas PH and on March 3 by Davaoeños Duterte Defender with the caption “Obrang Pinoy! 🇵🇭 Galing naman (Filipino masterpiece. Impressive)!” was likely AI-generated.

Both posts did not include disclaimers on the use of AI in the photo.

Some commenters mistook the sculpture as real and even complimented the carver.

Hive AI, which detects content created by artificial intelligence using machine learning models, said the photo was 99.6% likely to be AI-generated.

As of March 5, Davaoeños Duterte Defender’s post has amassed over 95,000 reactions, 5,100 comments and 5,300 shares. Created on March 11, 2017 with the name “TIFvaoena-Duterte Defender,” the page has over 92,000 likes and 192,000 followers.

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