Five viral AI-generated images from the Trump era went viral on social media: Trump depicted as the Pope, as Superman, wielding a lightsaber, as a golden statue, and lounging poolside in Gaza. These polished deepfakes spread across platforms, sometimes as jokes and sometimes as serious propaganda, forever changing how we consume media.

But when you run these same images through Disco Diffusion—an AI tool that was cutting-edge in 2022 but now feels ancient—something interesting happens. The fake authority of these images falls apart completely. The papal throne turns into messy golden streaks. The lightsaber becomes a bleeding neon blur across shapes you can't even recognize. Just three years between AI generations, and the technology that once seemed so advanced now looks like digital archaeology.