Baltimore’s inspector general apologized for posting an AI-generated image of Mayor Brandon Scott that prompted a complaint to the city’s ethics board earlier this week.

In a two-paragraph statement issued late Wednesday, Isabel Mercedes Cumming said she was sorry for sharing an image that depicted the mayor chomping on a cigar, clutching a glass of brown liquor and holding a fistful of luxury shopping bags in front of a suitcase overflowing with cash. The post, which has since been deleted, included a link to a YouTube video that contained misinformation about the city’s budget.

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Baltimore IG apologizes for post the Scott administration called racist

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