Photojournalist Denies AI Claim on Anti-War Protest Image
A photo taken by a Greek journalist during an anti-war demonstration at the Syntagma square shows activist Panagiotis Lafazans wearing a portrait of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemian Rafsanjani, sparking claims that it was AI-generated but which he has firmly denied as false.
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1Panagiotis Lafazanis participated in an anti-war demonstration at Syntagma Square carrying a portrait of the deceased Ali Hamenei.
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2Photoreporter Giorgos Kontarinis defended his work, stating that truth requires cameras and criticizing those who search for AI where human effort exists instead.
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Panagiotis Lafazanis participated in an anti-war demonstration at Syntagma Square holding a portrait of Ali Hameno instead of the Greek flag, with CNN Greece reporting that he is not using AI.
— 'Δεν είναι ΑΙ': Με εικόνα του νεκρού Χαμενεΐ διαδηλώσε ο Παναγιωτή Λαφαζάνης (Cnn.gr)Eleftherotypos confirms that Panagiotis Lafazanis demonstrated with the image of Ali Hameno, stating explicitly 'It is not AI'.
— 'Δεν είναι ΑΙ': Ο Λαφαζανής διαδηλώσε με εικόνα του Άλι Χαμενή (Eleftherostypos.gr)Newsbomb reports that Panagiotis Lafazanis carried a portrait of Ali Hameno during an anti-war protest at Syntagma.
— 'Ο Λαφαζανής με πορτρέτο Χάμην στην αντιπολεμική διαδήλωση στο Σύνταγμα (Newsbomb.gr)Giorgos Kontarinis, responding to the viral photo of Panagiotis Lafazanis with Ali Hameno's portrait on Newsit Greece.
— 'Η αλήθεια χρειάζεται έναν φακό': Η απάντηση του Γιώργου Κονταρινή για τη viral φωτογραφία του Παναγιώτη Λαφαζανέ (Newsit.gr)"Stop looking for AI where there is hard work," the photographer who captured Panagiotis Lafazanis with Ali Hameno's portrait told Newsbeast, emphasizing that it was a genuine image rather than artificial intelligence.
— 'Ξεσπά ο φωτορεπόρτερ που απαθανάτισε τον Λαφαζανέ με ποτρέτο του Χάμην: 'Σταματήστε να ψάχνετε για ΑΙ εκεί όπου υπάρχει μόχθος' (Newsbeast.gr)