# Journalist criticised for undisclosed AI edits to election-night photo

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/war-erupts-over-top-journalists-image-of-woman-in-glamorous-chanel-and-valentino-outfit-at-senator-elect-abdul-el-sayeds-victory-party/
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:20:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:36:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16269403/olivia-reingold-ai-image-abdul-el-sayed-michigan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Olivia Reingold disclosed using ChatGPT to alter an event photo.
- Critics questioned whether AI processing changed its details.
- She said the image still showed the same designer items.

## Summary

Journalist Olivia Reingold faced criticism after posting an election-night photo that she had altered with AI, without initially disclosing the edit. The controversy matters because readers and fellow journalists questioned whether AI processing changed the image in ways that could undermine its reliability as evidence.

Reingold said she used ChatGPT to “brighten and sharpen” a real photograph from Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan victory party, and maintained that it still showed a woman wearing Valentino shoes and carrying a Chanel bag. The original post also cited other luxury brands at the event; critics argued that AI upscaling can generate details rather than simply reveal them. El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers and is set to become the first Muslim senator in US history.

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