The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub

/ A wave of wire services retracting a doctored image of the Princess of Wales and her kids set off a firestorm of conspiracy theories.

By Mia Sato, platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools.

Photo by Paul Ellis / AFP via Getty Images

Kate Middleton’s botched photo editing job seen around the world is more than just catnip for tabloids and TikTok conspiracy theorists. It’s also the most instructive illustration of the AI-flecked new reality we live in, a maelstrom formed when distrust and established processes converge and create chaos.

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