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Exploring Dora the Explorer

Here's a classic internet tale: a Reddit user posts an AI-generated meme showing the Dora the Explorer balloon from the Macy's parade ‘followed’ by ICE officers (as balloons as well). Comments are full of jokes and the author never means to pass off an image as real. But everything changes when the same image is circulating on Facebook and X as ‘breaking news’ about parade chaos. The joke wore off, but the image kept spreading. How could AI image detector help?

Of course, we analyzed the balloons with our AI image checker. Result: 86% AI-generated. The detector immediately spotted the digital handiwork. Dora The Explorer was never meant to participate in this type of politically incorrect fakes. Thankfully, there’s isFake AI image checker which always keeps you safe. We did it!

Sources: Original Reddit meme

FAQ

Was this image meant to deceive people?

Originally, no. It was posted as an obvious satire/meme in a political meme community. But once it left that context, it became AI-generated misinformation for those who saw it in different media.

How can you detect fake images?

You can detect AI images by looking for key warning signs: inconsistent shadows and lighting, unnatural skin or texture details (like overly smooth skin or weird hair), distorted text or logos, and illogical physics. For a thorough AI image authenticity check, use a dedicated isFake AI image detector or deepfake image checker. It gives you an AI-detection confidence score (%), comprehensive detection report and uses a heatmap to highlight the most suspicious image areas as well as display the AI signature.

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Our isFake AI image detector is the best tool for AI detection in 2025. It is the fastest, safest and the most accurate tool among image detectors. But isFake works not only with images, but also with text, audio and video, which makes it the first free multimodal AI detection tool.