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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Crisnel Longino

Alex Pretti AI Scandal: MSNBC Slammed As Network 'Beautifies' His Face For TV And Memorial

A memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis (Credit: Darth Stabro/Wikimedia Commons)

Outrage has erupted after MSNBC broadcast a digitally altered image of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old intensive care nurse shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The image showed him with enhanced facial features and a more muscular physique.

The controversy has struck a raw nerve in a community already reeling from Pretti's death on 24 January. For many, the broadcast was not simply a matter of aesthetics but a distortion of memory, raising questions about how technology can reshape public perception of tragedy.

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