{
  "id": 17029219,
  "title": "Viral Taman Melawati sun bear image is AI-generated, says Perhilitan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/viral-taman-melawati-sun-bear-image-is-ai-generated-says-perhilitan",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:54:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1566212/viral-taman-melawati-sun-bear-image-ai-generated-says-perhilitan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A viral image of a sun bear in Taman Melawati has been revealed to be AI-generated, according to the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan). The department conducted an investigation at the location and found no evidence of a bear's presence, including claw marks or droppings. The image, which circulated on social media, showed a bear standing on its hind legs near a residential area. Perhilitan Director Ishak Muhamad stated that the inspection found no physical evidence to support the reported bear sighting, and the bamboo vegetation in the area is sparse, unlike the depiction in the image.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}