A TV network, WGN 9, aired a segment featuring a manipulated image that appeared to show San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan in a hospital bed with Elaine Chao. The image was actually a deepfake or photoshop edit superimposing Shanahan's face onto U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell's head and placing Chao beside him. The network aired the segment before realizing the image was fake, leading to criticism and ridicule from viewers and fans.
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A TV network, WGN 9, aired a segment featuring a manipulated image that appeared to show San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan in a hospital bed with Elaine Chao. The image was actually a deepfake or photoshop edit superimposing Shanahan’s face onto U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell’s head and placing Chao beside him. The network aired the segment before realizing the image was fake, leading to criticism and ridicule from viewers and fans.