Photos claiming to show Border Patrol officials dumping alligators into the Rio Grande are AI-generated and not real. Alligators are native to parts of the Rio Grande, but there is no evidence of Border Patrol putting them in the river. The viral images were created with artificial intelligence (AI).
Alligators are native to parts of the Rio Grande . But photos showing Border Patrol officials dumping them into the river are AI-generated. The Rio Grande serves as a natural barrier for the entire length of the Texas-Mexico border. That means anyone who wishes to cross the border into Texas without going through a port of entry will have to cross the river, too. These images claim to show members of U.S.
Border Patrol putting alligators, which were shipped by train from Florida, into the Rio Grande as a way to deter migrants. These images have VERIFY readers Edward and Teresa emailed and texted us to ask if Border Patrol really put alligators or crocodiles in the Rio Grande, like these images claim. No, the viral images of Border Patrol putting alligators in the Rio Grande are not real. They were generated with AI. Alligators are native to a part of the Rio Grande. However, there is no evidence U.S. Border Patrol put alligators or crocodiles in the river; the viral images were created with artificial intelligence (AI). VERIFY was able to determine that the images were generated with AI by zooming in and identifying warped details that wouldn’t appear in real photos. Additionally, the Border Patrol agents have no discernible facial features. Several agents have limbs fused with the vests they are wearing. The logo at the back of the boat belongs to no real company, agency or organization, and it’s entirely unclear what the logo is even depicting
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