A fabricated photo of Selena Gomez at the Met Gala on Monday night went viral on Twitter, fooling millions of users. The image, which features Gomez’s face edited onto a photo of Lily James at the 2022 Met Gala, was shared by a fan who claimed that Gomez made a surprise appearance at the event.
Despite not attending this year’s Met Gala, the doctored image garnered 23 million views and 400,000 likes, making it the most liked photo of the night. Twitter has since added a disclaimer to the post, stating that the image was “altered” and that Gomez has not attended the Met Gala since 2018.
The photo shows Gomez wearing a blue, sheer one-shoulder dress with pearls, but the outfit has been edited to a different shade of blue. The red carpet in the photo is also not from this year’s event, and some of the colors are poorly blended, suggesting that the image was Photoshopped with the use of artificial intelligence.
Gomez’s face looks to be placed on Lily James’ Versace costume from the 2022 Met Gala, with the colour of the clothing altered.
Most importantly, the red carpet that Gomez is inserted into is not the one that looks like Colgate toothpaste from this year. Additionally, some colours were unevenly blended, indicating that Photoshop and artificial intelligence were used to create the image.
It is unknown why Gomez did not attend the event this year, as she has not been seen at the Met Gala since 2018. Currently, she is busy with the completion of Season 3 of “Only Murders in the Building,” and rumors are circulating that she may be dating Zayn Malik.
