A meme shared in October 2025 alleged someone "confirmed" the AI origins of the photos, adding, "There were about 800 people in Boston, not 100,000."

Over 100,000 people gathered at the "No Kings" rally in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, according to protest organizers

Follow this play-by-play from throughout Boston's "No Kings" protest Saturday, including photos and remarks from featured speakers.

MSNBC footage circulating on social media is real and depicts Boston’s Oct. 18 "No Kings" rally. Similar aerial views of the protest aired Oct. 18 on four Boston-area television stations and one in New Hampshire.

No Kings” demonstrations were planned across New England, the nation, and the world on Saturday, joining a string of protests against the Trump administration.

For Debbie Paul, the massive "No Kings” rally that brought more than 100,000 chanting, cheering, sign-waving people to Boston Common last weekend to protest President Donald Trump and his policies is just the beginning of the story and not the end.

On October 18th, organizers say nearly 7 million people gathered at anti-Trump demonstrations across the US. However, social media skeptics wondered if the massive crowd was the real deal. When one user asked the AI chatbot Grok “is this a real image from today,