Many of the bodies in the image appear distorted, while some of the soldiers look too similar, O'Brien said, and the patterns on a few of the flags are missing parts. Reuters also debunked the claim.

US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman Catholic community just days before the conclave to elect Pope Francis’s ...

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope The president has joked about being the next pontiff, but the image, which appeared to be A.I.-generated, took things a step further and drew some pushback.