Is a photo real that shows White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, second lady Usha Vance and Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, holding their babies as President Donald Trump and his wife Melania look on? There is no evidence that the three women, along with the Trumps, posed for such an image. In addition, an online AI detection tool concluded that the image was AI-generated, assigning it a 100% confidence score.
The claim appeared in a post and image (archived here) by the @TraditionSarah account on X on Aug. 4, 2026. It read:
I love this picture so much.
Keep America family focused. 🤍
This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @TraditionSarah on X.)
News searches
Lead Stories searched Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and did not find any matching reports from credible news outlets that include the photo of the women together. The search terms "Trump," "Melania," "Karoline Leavitt," "Usha Vance," "Katie Miller" and "babies" were used. Leavitt's baby was born on May 1, 2026; Miller's on June 3, 2026; and Vance's on July 19, 2026.
Image analysis
The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool gave the image an aggregated score of 100%, indicating it is AI-generated:
(Image source: Hive Moderation.)
AI indicators
A close look at the image reveals signs that it was generated using AI:
- Unnatural faces: The faces look overly smooth and airbrushed, with unnatural lighting.
- Unnatural hands: The hands holding the babies appear distorted or unnaturally positioned.
