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The Annual Screaming Tarantula Eating Contest Is Fake, Not Real
There is a trending Facebook picture of an annual screaming tarantula eating contest. Learn more.
![Annual Screaming Tarantula Eating Contest](https://www.gistvic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Annual-Screaming-Tarantula-Eating-Contest.jpg)
The trending Facebook picture of an annual screaming tarantula eating contest is fake don’t take it seriously.
The pictures were generated using an AI software called, Midjourney.
The originator of the Screaming Tarantula Eating pictures, Cleopanther Starburst, is a visual artist known for creating AI pictures.
![Screaming Tarantula Eating](https://i0.wp.com/www.gistvic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screaming-Tarantula-Eating.jpg?resize=566%2C526&ssl=1)
This is not the first time, the Midjourney software has been used.
The popular Twitter images depicting Trump being arrested were created using Midjourney.
The pictures were made by investigative journalist Eliot Higgins using AI.
![trump arrested pictures AI](https://i0.wp.com/www.gistvic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/trump-arrested-pictures-AI.jpg?resize=740%2C354&ssl=1)
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Following that, Higgins said he was barred from using Midjourney.
The images of a pope in a stylish jacket were also forgeries created by the AI software.
![pope jacket drip](https://i0.wp.com/www.gistvic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pope-jacket-drip.jpg?resize=740%2C473&ssl=1)
Wrap Up
So, to summarize, the photo of the Annual Screaming Tarantula Eating Contest is a hoax.
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