Bottom line: High-resolution images shared online that claim to show the Warsaw assault suspect are not authentic. Independent AI-detection tools flagged the pictures as likely generated, police say the original June 2026 footage is low resolution, and a user admitted enhancing a screenshot with AI. OpenAI’s verification tool also identified one image as AI-produced.
Fact Check: Viral High-Res Images of Warsaw Assault Suspect Were AI-Generated, Not Authentic Screenshots
Lead Stories says: AI Image
Viral high-resolution images purporting to show the person accused of punching a man in broad daylight in Warsaw are not authentic photographs or genuine screenshots from the incident video. Multiple independent detection tools and a user admission indicate the pictures were generated or enhanced using AI.
What happened
Image source: post by @NarodowySklep14 on X.
The claim originated in a post on X by @NarodowySklep14 on August 6, 2026, which included a threatening caption in Polish: "Szukamy Cię kolego, lepiej żeby Cię policja pierwsza znalazła niż my." (DeepL: "We're looking for you, buddy. It's better if the police find you first rather than us.")
Official background
Image source: post by @MarekMa25175489 on X.
Police and news reports say the assault occurred in June 2026 near the Złote Tarasy shopping mall in Warsaw. Authorities confirmed they secured the original footage and were searching for the suspect as of August 7, 2026. The only available recording of the incident is low resolution and does not show the person’s face in high detail.
AI detection results and admission
Image source: ZeroGPT.
Two independent image-forensics tools flagged the circulated pictures as likely generated: InVID assessed the full-body (wide) shot as about 89% likely AI-generated and the close-up portrait as about 99% likely AI-generated. ZeroGPT returned similar verdicts, labelling the images roughly "91% FAKE" and "95% FAKE."
One social media user later publicly admitted to using AI tools to enhance a low-resolution screenshot from the video to create one of the circulated images. In addition, OpenAI’s verification tool identified the wide shot as produced by OpenAI’s image-generation system.
Image source: OpenAI.
Conclusion
Given the combination of: (1) AI-detection tool results, (2) the original video’s low resolution that precludes the high-detail faces shown in the viral pictures, and (3) a user admission of AI enhancement, the high-resolution images circulating online cannot be considered genuine screenshots of the Warsaw attack.
What readers should take away
Be cautious sharing or acting on images that appear to identify suspects unless they are verified by police or clear forensic evidence. AI tools can produce realistic but false images that could misidentify individuals and interfere with law enforcement.
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