How influencers are getting clicks by sharing AI&generated, fake images of the Holocaust

Social media influencers have been sharing an image of an emaciated man playing the violin. They say he was a violinist in the orchestra at the Auschwitz concentration camp who was forced to play during the final moments of prisoners sent to the gas chambers. But the image was AI-generated – and the story it tells does not align with the real history of the Auschwitz orchestra.

Jul 18, 2025 - 03:06
How influencers are getting clicks by sharing AI&generated, fake images of the Holocaust
Social media influencers have been sharing an image of an emaciated man playing the violin. They say he was a violinist in the orchestra at the Auschwitz concentration camp who was forced to play during the final moments of prisoners sent to the gas chambers. But the image was AI-generated – and the story it tells does not align with the real history of the Auschwitz orchestra.