The image also made it into the U.S. Senate on Jan. 28, when Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) referenced it in floor remarks about the Minneapolis shooting. AFP fact-checkers reported the “freeze frame” was a synthetic enhancement of authentic video, and highlighted the same “missing head” artifact—along with other distortions—as evidence it was manipulated. Watch the clip below:I am on the Senate floor to condemn the killing of U.S. citizens at the hands of federal immigration officers and to demand the Trump Administration take accountability for its actions. https://t.co/kd9HXi1rQN — Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) January 28, 2026And here we have Senator Dick Durbin on the floor of the U.S. Senate using the AI edited photo of Ryan Pretti, which includes a headless federal agent among other incorrect flaws. https://t.co/Xj6vVBW7DT pic.twitter.com/CkczU6oYsq — Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) January 28, 2026DISGRACEFUL: Sen. Dick Durbin used the debunked AI "photo" of Alex Pretti in a floor chart during his speech on the floor of the Senate.