Govee included a book on ‘white supremacy’ in its website imagery

Source: The Verge

Overview

Companies often include background props in their product imagery as set dressing. One of Govee’s decorative choices has raised eyebrows: two copies of a book with “white supremacy” plastered on the spine appear in a lifestyle image on Govee’s website, in a scene that seemingly depicts a child’s bedroom.

Details

• The image shows what looks like typical bedroom décor, but the presence of the book’s title on the spine is striking.
• Some readers initially thought the odd prop might be the result of a failed generative‑AI experiment or a mistake by a designer.
• The image did not contain any C2PA or SynthID metadata when checked, though that does not completely rule out AI generation.

Source

Read the full story at The Verge.

Image credit: Govee, compiled by The Verge