An image circulating online in June 2026 claimed to show a police officer who shot a rabbi during a Montreal shooting. Fact-checking by Lead Stories determined the image was AI-generated and a parody of the Sam Hyde meme, not a real photograph. The article notes that the actual shooting victim was a Jewish bystander, not a rabbi, and the image displays multiple indicators of AI generation such as distorted text and unrealistic details.
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An image circulating online in June 2026 claimed to show a police officer who shot a rabbi during a Montreal shooting. Fact-checking by Lead Stories determined the image was AI-generated and a parody of the Sam Hyde meme, not a real photograph. The article notes that the actual shooting victim was a Jewish bystander, not a rabbi, and the image displays multiple indicators of AI generation such as distorted text and unrealistic details.