📸 La dolce deepfake

May 9, 2026

Giorgia Meloni survived an AI scandal by doing something almost unheard of in modern politics: having a sense of humor.

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After critics circulated a fake sexy image of Italy’s prime minister online, Meloni Uno-reversed it herself and deadpanned that the AI artist had “improved me quite a bit.” The internet instantly flipped from outrage to applause. She also warned voters of the growing wave of AI-generated political misinformation.

Imagine trying to destroy a politician, only for her to repost, giving her the energy of a divorced aunt on a yacht off Capri after two limoncellos.