'Next-level cringe': Internet mocks Pete Hegseth for AI-generated pic with glaring problem

On Friday, May 2, an official Pentagon account on X, formerly Twitter, posted an AI-generated image of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that was intended to depict him as strong on U.S./Mexico border security. But the image is getting a scathing response from X users, who are pointing out some of its major flaws. And one of them slammed it as "next-level cringe."

The image shows Hegseth at the border, with the words "100% OPERATONAL CONTROL" displayed. And he is near some masked men, one of them with the words "DRUGS" featured.