Fact check: How can I spot AI-generated images?

It has never been easier to create images that look shockingly realistic but are actually fake.  

Anyone with an internet connection and access to a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can create photorealistic images within seconds, and they can then spread them on social networks at breakneck speed.   

In the last few days, many of these images became viral: Vladimir Putin apparently being arrested or Elon Musk holding hands with General Motors CEO Mary Barra, just to name…