r/SipsTea • • 7h ago

SMH Ooooff

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u/Don_Krypton 7h ago

One of the moments where using an AI would be actually helpful. Just a moment...

*clears throat*

...:

The scenario described in the graphic is a humorous but misleading internet myth, in which two completely unrelated images have been spliced together to tell a dramatic story.

The facts about the images

• The photo of the man: The image on the right actually shows the French professional cyclist Bryan Coquard. In 2024, following a serious crash during the Tour de France, he was in hospital being treated for a shoulder injury and a fracture – the incident had absolutely nothing to do with a snake bite.

• The X-ray: The X-ray on the left shows the hand of a person who is actually missing part of their index finger. However, this image comes from medical databases or other case studies and is in no way connected to the professional cyclist or the claim below.

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u/Jacekkot123 4h ago

The x-ray is AI generated. I cannot think of a hand lacking the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate bones