MAGA stars roasted online for sharing AI-generated photo of airman after Iran rescue mission

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMAGA stars roasted online for sharing AI-generated photo of airman after Iran rescue mission‘We desperately need a new crash course in media literacy,’ one online commenter wroteBrendan Rascius in New York Monday 06 April 2026 20:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952529","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-solider-iran-rescue-fake-ai-photo-maga-b2952529.html","title":"MAGA stars roasted online for sharing fake AI photo of airman after Iran rescue"}}CloseTrump calls Americans foolish for opposing Iran war as Stevie Wonder song plays in backgroundSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},...