A photograph circulated online purporting to show Polish Interior and Administration Minister Marcin Kierwiński standing next to Krakow shooting suspect Michał O. was fabricated, according to ministry spokesperson Karolina Gałecka. inPoland.net.pl reported the claim on Tuesday, November 10.

Gałecka said the picture was an AI-assisted montage rather than an authentic photograph. She accused a social media account associated with RepublikTV of knowingly spreading the image in an attempt to mislead the public.

The spokesperson said officials were preserving evidence and intended to refer the matter to prosecutors. No subsequent outcome of that planned submission was provided in the source material.

The misinformation followed the November 7 shooting in Krakow’s Main Market Square. Six people were killed and 16 were injured, including the 24-year-old attacker. Małopolska police announced on November 9 that the gunman had died in hospital.