Hohhot Photography Competition First-Prize Entry Verified as AI Fake, Award Revoked and Competition Suspended for Rectification
On July 14, 2026, the Hohhot Federation of Literary and Art Circles in Inner Mongolia announced that the first-prize entry "Saleyuanlin" in the open photography bimonthly competition, which had previously drawn public questioning, was indeed AI-generated; officials revoked its award qualification and suspended the competition for rectification.