Argentine Official Posts AI-Generated Image Depicting Political Rivals as Insects
An Argentine government official used an AI image generator to create and share a dehumanizing image depicting political rivals as insects, drawing comparisons to Nazi propaganda and triggering strong criticism from political opponents.
What happened
On 11 September 2026, Soledad Carrizo, an ex-deputy and current official at Argentina's Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economía Social (INAES), published an AI-generated image on X (Twitter) depicting leading figures of the peronist party as insects (cucarachas/cockroaches).
The image showed political figures including Sergio Massa, Martín Llaryora, Juan Schiaretti, and others dressed as cockroaches. Carrizo accompanied the image with a political message criticizing the peronist leaders, stating they claimed to represent change but "are the same as always."
Reported impact
The post generated strong criticism on social media. Political leaders from the ruling coalition Unión por la Patria and others condemned the image as violent and discriminatory.
Critics compared the dehumanizing imagery to Nazi propaganda used against Jewish people. Germán Martínez, head of the Unión por la Patria bloc, said the message was "violent and discriminatory" and expressed disappointment.
Index analysis
The AI-generated image used dehumanizing symbolism by depicting political opponents as insects, a tactic historically associated with Nazi antisemitic propaganda. The image was created and distributed intentionally as a political attack.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.