July 9, 2026
Google’s SynthID watermark just debunked its first high-profile deepfake: a hoax image of Mitch McConnell
Google’s SynthID watermarking system scored its first high-profile real-world win this week after Snopes used it to debunk an AI-generated image of Senator Mitch McConnell that had gone viral on Reddit and X. The image, which appeared to show McConne...