Overview
- A Barking Crab spokesperson said the circulating photo was created with AI and confirmed the roof is intact.
- The restaurant highlighted telltale errors in the fake image, including an out-of-season jumbo Christmas wreath.
- The post on Reddit drew more than 1,000 upvotes and dozens of comments before it was removed following outreach from the Boston Globe.
- The Reddit user who shared the image told the Globe they received it from a friend in a group chat and did not verify it.
- Boston recorded more than 16 inches of snow with no major structural damage reported, as a city snow emergency remained in effect through at least 6 p.m. Tuesday.