On July 6, a photo of the new British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in a pink hijab was disseminated on social media. a Russian-language Facebook user, who is a frequent spreader of false information, publishes with the following content:
“The new British Prime Minister, fussing around, couldn’t answer the journalist’s question – do women have penises?! Who are all these people in power in the West?!”
The circulated photo is generated by artificial intelligence, and the description of the post, according to which the journalist asked the Prime Minister a similar question, is not confirmed.
It should be noted that the photo can be found on the Internet since October 26, 2023, and was first published on the satirical website The Upper Lip with the caption – “Starmer Tries New Tactic To Appease Anti-Israel Activists in Party”. The site states in the “About Us” section that it creates humorous news.
After searching with Google Lens, it is confirmed that the photo has since been widely circulated on different social networks with different captions. It is probably created through artificial intelligence. According to the AI content checking tool Is It AI?, the photo is 95% likely to have been created by artificial intelligence:
In addition, common errors and inaccuracies typical of AI-generated photos are noticeable, such as the blurred background and the unnaturally long fingers of the woman on the left. Also, it gives the impression that Keir Starmer has 4 fingers on his right hand.
As mentioned, the photo is often published with fictional, including satirical descriptions, and its inauthenticity has been confirmed in the past by a number of fact-checking organizations and media outlets (Snopes, Full Fact, The Quint, Check Your Fact).
As for the description of the post, according to which the journalist asked the Prime Minister “Do women have penises?” This fact is not confirmed in any recent news related to Keir Starmer.
Irina Samakashvili
Myth Detector Lab
The article has been written in the framework of Facebook’s fact-checking program. You can read more about the restrictions that Facebook may impose based on this article via this link. You can find information about appealing or editing our assessment via this link.
Read detailed instructions for editing the article.
Read detailed appeal instructions.
