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Google's SynthID Does Its Job, Ruins a Fake Mitch McConnell Hospital Photo's Fun
Google's SynthID watermark catches a fake Mitch McConnell hospital photo, proving that sometimes the system works exactly as advertised.
2026-07-09
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