Altered version of Capital Gazette posted, removed by County Council candidate’s restaurant
Democrat Spencer Jones, owner of Chick and Ruth's, posted an altered image generated by artificial intelligence, then deleted the post and apologized. His Republican opponent, Dawn Pulliam, said the image’s posting raised questions about its effects on the election.
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Incident details
Incident ID
inc_2026_10_30_413bcdc6
Date source
article_published_at_fallback
Country
United States
Platform
Unknown
Incident type
Misleading Edited Image
Verification level
reported_but_unverified
Harm types
MisinformationReputational Harm
Topics
Image ManipulationAuthenticity Harm
Summary
Democrat Spencer Jones, owner of Chick and Ruth’s, posted an altered image generated by artificial intelligence, then deleted the post and apologized. His Republican opponent, Dawn Pulliam, said the image’s posting raised questions about its effects on the election.