An image circulated online claiming to show a mass protest outside Thailand's Government House, where demonstrators were allegedly demanding lower living costs and fuel prices, has been verified as AI-generated and does not depict a real event.
Thai PBS Verify traced the image to a Facebook post that claimed large numbers of people from across Thailand had gathered peacefully in front of the Thai Government House to urge the government to reduce taxes, utility bills and fuel costs, including a proposed cut of 10 baht per litre for all types of fuel. The post, published on Nov 7, 2026, received more than 120,000 reactions.
According to the post, the demonstration reflected growing public frustration over rising living expenses, including electricity, water and fuel bills, as household incomes struggled to keep pace. It also suggested the government was considering the protesters’ demands.
Thai PBS Verify examined the image using Hive Moderation, an AI-detection platform, which found a 99.9% likelihood that it had been generated by artificial intelligence. The analysis further suggested the image was likely created using ChatGPT’s image-generation technology.
A separate review using OpenAI’s AI detection tools found a digital watermark indicating that the image had been produced using OpenAI’s AI systems.
Investigators compared the viral image with...
An image circulated online claiming to show a mass protest outside Thailand's Government House, where demonstrators were allegedly demanding lower living costs and fuel prices, has been verified a...