Joe Rogan Mocks AI-Altered Alex Pretti Image Accidentally Aired by MS NOW: ‘The Opposite of What CNN Did to Me’ | Video

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Rogan and conservative commentator Andrew Wilson were discussing the weekend shooting of Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday’s episode “The Joe Rogan Experience” when the host segued into the obviously enhanced image. “Did you see what MSNBC did to his image?” Rogan said in the middle of the discussion – in which he incorrectly assumed that the outlet had made the alteration. “Where they gussied it up?”Rogan consistently used the old “MSNBC” moniker for the cable news network, which rebranded as MS NOW late last year. “Basically they did the opposite of what CNN did to me,” Rogan continued. The previous thumbnail used was an AI-enhanced image of Alex Pretti.”MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) really aired this story with an A.I.