Bellingcat Founder Eliot Higgins Generated Fake AI Images of Donald Trump Being Arrested, Tackled by NYPD Officers, and Crying in a Jumpsuit — The Images Were Shared as Real and Higgins Got Banned From Midjourney

March 2023: Higgins used Midjourney v5 to post a 50-image thread of Trump being dramatically arrested, days before his actual indictment. Right-wing accounts shared them as 'leaked photos,' some believers confronting him in person. Midjourney revoked his account access. Within a week, a new rule banned 'arrested,' 'war on Gaza,' and politician-specific prompts from the platform. Higgins' thread: 55M views.