I saw that, too. But this image is posted all over the place, so I don't know if that adds or subtracts to the validity

I suppose if it was proven that the picture is older than the debut of AI, then we could safely say it's real and accurate.

Their faces are sunburned, they are covered in dust, under eye is red-rimmed, all have dry, parched, and wind-blown hair.

Have you seen many images done by AI? All of those details and more are covered. It's freaking amazing, frankly. The one area I have seen where it is still quite weak is with hands. Sometimes it puts 6 fingers, or mangles them like they are in this picture. The two girls on the right, for instance. Look at the hand between them. It looks like two parts of hands, and both would go with the girl on the far right.

My comments are not to take anything away from the horror of children being used in such a manner. Only to emphasize the need for truth and accuracy.