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Netherlands·Technology·Disinformation

Dutch far-right party ordered to pay damages after altering court artist's work with AI

Saturday, 13 June 2026, 06:25 · 1 min read

A Dutch MP from the Party for Freedom (PVV), the far-right party led by Geert Wilders, has paid damages to court sketch artist Petra Urban after using her drawing without permission and manipulating it with AI to make its subjects appear more menacing. Urban, who has worked as a court artist for 19 years, discovered that her sketch of two Syrian brothers convicted of murdering their sister had been altered and posted on social media by the PVV's Noord-Brabant regional branch. The case highlights growing concerns about AI manipulation of journalistic work: under Dutch law, creators hold both copyright and moral rights against distortions that could harm their reputation, and Urban warned that unchecked manipulation of news imagery could set a dangerous precedent for press neutrality.

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The GuardianDutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI ↗︎
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