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An alarming consequence of this trend is captured in how cultural artifacts or figures get sensationalized, much like the Victorian era popularized myths that knights required cranes to mount their horses. While these tales may be humorous or exaggerated, they still manage to inform cultural memory, even as no one intends to take them literally. Unfortunately, today’s viewers are similarly at risk of internalizing misinformation from AI-generated images or re-enactments on social media.