INTOX: The hoax of the landscape photo with the face of Adolf Hitler broadcast on Spanish television
A recent hoax has been circulating on social media, claiming that Spanish television had broadcast a photo of a landscape near Albacete in Spain with the face of Adolf Hitler. This information spread quickly, attracting the attention of many netizens. However, it turns out that this photo is actually a graphic creation made using an artificial intelligence tool.
The author of the hoax, a Spanish-speaking account on X, is known for his numerous humorous posts and online hoaxes. The image in question was shared on X and Instagram, accompanied by a text claiming that it had been broadcast on Spanish television, specifically in the weather show “El Tiempo” on the Antena 3 channel. a bucolic landscape with a bell tower in the forest, but when you look closely, the face of Adolf Hitler is revealed.
However, investigations quickly demonstrated that this image had never been broadcast on Spanish television. In reality, it was a photomontage made by the author of the hoax to spread a joke. The original photo broadcast on the program “El Tiempo” on October 1 depicted the beaches of Orihuela at night, with lightning in the sky, and not the landscape near Albacete.
Using artificial intelligence tools to create humorous images has become common on social media. Many users have fun generating landscapes by integrating celebrity faces, such as footballer Cristiano Ronaldo or even former President of the United States, Donald Trump.
It is also important to point out that the account behind this hoax is no stranger to jokes of this type. He has already published several hoaxes against public figures or Spanish brands, seeking to create confusion and provoke reactions among Internet users.
This hoax serves as a reminder of the importance of exercising caution and verifying information before sharing it. Nowadays, with the ease of spreading information on social media, it is crucial to exercise critical thinking and not fall for false stories created to attract attention.