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The image that set Reddit ablaze this week is not an AI fake or a misattributed photo. It was taken by Anthony Vazquez of the Chicago Sun-Times and first published with the following caption: “A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Protesters gathered as ICE awaited the removal of its vehicle after it crashed during a pursuit. — Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times “