📍​To accuse me of disseminating false news regarding the photograph of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar’s burial rites is not only factually incorrect—it is uncharitable, insensitive, and deeply inhumane.
📍​I owe the Unfiltered Realities family a strict social responsibility to post nothing but authentic, verified information. Every piece of content posted on this platform is subjected to rigorous due diligence before it is posted online. That is the very bedrock of our credos, ideals, and ethos..
📍​The photograph in question, accompanying my post is an entirely authentic image documenting a genuine, real-world event.
The repatriation of the late General’s body and his subsequent funeral in Katsina are matters of verified public record, widely covered by reputable mainstream media. This exact image was featured in the broadcast by Arise TV’s ace journalist, Rufai, whose professional rigour demands strict authentication before any such sensitive media is aired.
To suggest this photo is a synthetic creation is to mistakenly challenge the credibility of a vetted journalistic report.
▪️The Science Behind the Artifacts: Why Genuine Photos Look “AI-Generated”
📍​For the benefit of clarity and media literacy, it is important to throw light on why this authentic photograph was erroneously flagged by some as “AI-generated.”
▪️​The image exhibits distinct visual distortions: smudged background faces, slightly warped textures on the traditional caps (kufis), and blurred details on the casket’s fringe. In the digital age, these anomalies are frequently mistaken for text-to-image AI flaws. However, their true cause is heavy digital compression and automatic software upscaling.
📍​When a low-resolution snapshot or a video broadcast grab is repeatedly shared across messaging apps or processed through automated smartphone enhancement software, the algorithm attempts to artificially “guess” and fill in the missing pixels. This aggressive smoothing creates digital artifacts that mimic AI generation.
📍​The image is real, the event was real, and our commitment to the truth remains absolute. My followers trust me to stand by the facts, and on Unfiltered Realities, the facts will always prevail.
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