As someone who's been known to post a few fake pictures himself, I find this story hillarious

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That doesn’t look like Coach shanahan; in fact, it lokks like, Oh, my, God!

Faux Photo: WGN Airs Fake Pic of 49ers Coach in Hospital Bed Flanked by Mitch McConnell’s Wife

WGN viewers were doing a double-take on Thursday morning. The station was airing a report on San Francisco 49ers NFL football coach Kyle Shanahan, who is recovering from injuries sustained in a recent car crash. A pic used during the newscast featured Shanahan in street clothes on a hospital bed, flanked by Republican Senator Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao. The AI-generated pic was a meme based on a proof-of-life photo of McConnell, who was recently hospitalized. The fabricated photo first appeared online on Tuesday. Posters are now debating whether the inclusion of the pic was a mistake or an intentional joke.

I’m going with mistake, because making light of an accident that so seriously injured someone seems a bit harsh for a brand name broadcaster, but mistake or intentional, other stations across the country picked it up and ran with it as a legitimate story. Hee hee hee.

Here’s the original, actual photo of McConnell and his wife:

And here’s the spoof that was mistakenly picked up by several clueless “news” programs:

As one commenter posted on X, “He broke multiple ribs, had 40 stitches in his face, broken hand, severe concussion, why is this image oh him in perfect condition fooling them so badly?”