Grok Reportedly Generated False 'Unmasked' Images of ICE Agent, Purportedly Triggering Online Misidentification and Harassment in Minneapolis
Date: 2026-01-07
Affected: Grok Users, Unknown Internet Sleuths, X (twitter) Users, Xai
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1334: Grok Reportedly Generated False 'Unmasked' Images of ICE Agent, Purportedly Triggering Online Misidentification and Harassment in Minneapolis. Alleged deployer/developer: Grok Users, Unknown Internet Sleuths, X (twitter) Users, Xai. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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