CLAIM: Photos of a goat-headed store mannequin and a girl wearing a black shirt with a pentagram design show Target is selling a line of satanic-themed children’s clothing.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The images were generated with an artificial intelligence text-to-image tool, according to the artist who created them. Target also confirmed it has never sold the merchandise.
THE FACTS: Amid attacks on the beleaguered retail giant over its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month, social media users are circulating a set of synthetic images to claim Target is also selling a new line of children’s clothes featuring satanic imagery.
The collage includes a blood red, goat-headed mannequin and a young girl wearing a black shirt with a pentagram. Another image shows two other children wearing red sweaters, each featuring a white goat’s head with eyes made to resemble Target’s familiar red and white bullseye logo.
“If you are still supporting Target... did you KNOW THIS about them?” wrote a Facebook user who shared the image this week. “Selling satanic symbols on children’s apparel???”
“They aren’t even hiding it anymore,” wrote another Facebook user sharing the post along with the hashtags #BoycottTarget and #SaveTheChildren.
But the photos aren’t real. They were made using a sophisticated image-generating program.
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