Here Is a Viral News Snippet Designed for a Fact-Checker to Verify.

Here is a viral news snippet designed for a fact-checker to verify.

VIRAL SNIPPET:

🚨 BREAKING: Calvin Klein Under Fire for “AI-Generated” Model in New Pride Campaign – Brand Caught Using Dead Influencer? 🚨

A storm is brewing online after fashion giant Calvin Klein released its new “Summer of Pride” campaign. Fans were quick to point out that the model featured in a central billboard in Times Square appears to be an AI-generated image, not a real person.

But the conspiracy theory escalates: social media sleuths claim the AI model’s face is an unnervingly perfect replica of a popular, but deceased, Latinx LGBTQ+ influencer who passed away in 2022.

#CalvinKleinAI is trending with users accusing the brand of “digital necromancy” and exploiting a tragedy for profit, bypassing real living models. Calvin Klein has not commented. Is this a massive PR disaster, or a deepfake hoax gone wild?

FACT-CHECKER VERDICT: [TO BE DETERMINED – INVESTIGATING SOURCE IMAGES, BRAND STATEMENTS, AND ESTATE RIGHTS]