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Dale Willman (0:16)
Live from NPR News. I'm Dale Willman. State and county prosecutors in Minnesota say they'll collect evidence for their own investigation into the fatal shooting this week of Renee Goode by ICE agents in Minneapolis, and they're asking the public for help. NPR's Martin Casti says it's normal for such investigations, but the way the Trump administration is reacting to the shooting is unusual.
Martin Casti (0:39)
I think what's not normal here is the way the federal officials have been publicly passing judgment on a case that's still being investigated. For instance, just today, the vice president posted a video that appears to have come from a device being held by the agent who shot Renee Goode on Wednesday. It shows Goode smiling and saying she's not mad at the officer. But Vance called the video evidence that the officer was in danger. So there seems to be a real disconnect right now on the basic level of what the evidence means.
Dale Willman (1:06)
ICE agents also shot two people in Portland this week. Both shootings have led to protests this weekend. Fake images are appearing across social media in response to news events. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, they're being made using artificial intelligence.
Jeff Brumfield (1:23)
Shortly after the US Capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, AI generated videos of Venezuelans celebrating in the streets appeared. They got millions of views, even though there were no large celebrations. Then came the deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE officer ON X users asked the AI chatbot Grok to unmask the agent. Grok produced an AI image that was purely speculative. Nevertheless, it spread like wildfire. Darren Linville runs the Media Forensics hub at Clemson University.
Darren Linville (1:52)
He says when news breaks, people want more content. And so I think the people that create this kind of AI slop are going to create more of it to fuel that beast.
Jeff Brumfield (2:03)
As long as people expect to see the news immediately, he says, these AI fakes will keep spreading. Jeff Brumfiel, NPR News.
Dale Willman (2:10)
South Carolina's Department of Public health has confirmed 99 more measles cases since its update earlier this week. The state now has more than 300 cases. From South Carolina Public Radio, Luis Alfredo Garcia reports.