Fact Check: AI-Altered Image of Nigel Farage & Terminally Ill Child

An AI-altered image of Nigel Farage purportedly visiting a terminally ill child (identified as Branson Blevins, whose original photo was manipulated) is spreading on Facebook, falsely claiming a hospital visit confirmed by Google's AI tools.

We can’t state without a doubt whether the picture of Mr Farage is totally AI-generated, or has actually only been modified in some way with AI. We also can not claim for sure whether AI was utilized to include the image of Mr Farage to the initial image, or if it was included an additional means.

The Fictitious Hospital Visit Claims

“Nigel Farage terminated [sic] whatever, boarded an airplane, and walked quietly into a health center area no person was viewing. No limelight. No target market. Just a male stooping next to a healthcare facility bed, holding a delicate hand, murmuring words so powerful that nurses and doctors broke down in splits,” the inscriptions claim.

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Identity of the Child Revealed

Full Reality has actually located that it is an altered version of a real image of a real youngster, an American kid called Branson Blevins, who sadly passed away aged 11 in October 2025 after having been detected with leukaemia in 2024.

Google Tools Confirm AI Manipulation

When we put the section of the photo having Mr Farage into Google turn around picture search, it informed us the image had been “Made with Google AI”. Google’s AI aide Gemini additionally verified the image had a SynthID digital watermark, indicating it created either was or altered with one of Google’s AI products.

Simply a man kneeling next to a health center bed, holding a fragile hand, whispering words so powerful that registered nurses and medical professionals damaged down in splits,” the subtitles state.

Spreading on Social Media

The photo was shared in two similar blog posts which have thousands of communications from Facebook users in between them. It shows Mr Farage grinning, following to a kid in a health center bed. The captions declare it illustrates him checking out a seven-year-old girl with terminal brain cancer cells whose “last wish” was to satisfy him.

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Comparing Original vs. Altered Photo

The original image illustrated Branson with his papa. The ideal side of the picture circulating on Facebook matches this initial image flawlessly, with details such as creases in the sheets being identical.

One version of the blog posts flowing, which likewise consist of various other real images of Branson on his very own which do not appear to have been altered, has actually had 12,000 reactions and hundreds of shares and comments. A number of the remarks show up to come from people thinking that it is a genuine image, with some applauding Mr Farage for the supposed go to.

The image was cooperated 2 comparable blog posts which have hundreds of communications from Facebook customers in between them. It shows Mr Farage grinning, beside a child in a health center bed. The captions claim it depicts him seeing a seven-year-old girl with incurable mind cancer whose “last dream” was to meet him.

Full Fact’s Verdict

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For the functions of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as transformed due to the fact that the picture has actually been edited to include Nigel Farage.

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