Overview

• In a 22-second AI-generated clip, Johnson portrays Batman punching and kicking people in sombreros and ponchos outside a Walmart, including striking a woman, with comic-style captions on screen.
• The video provides no indication the targets are immigrants, suspects, or threatening anyone, according to reporting that reviewed the footage.
• Days earlier, Johnson accompanied ICE operations in Chicago with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and was photographed wearing a vest labeled “BORDER PATROL FEDERAL AGENT,” which he later said DHS asked him to wear due to alleged threats; that is his claim.
• The post drew a wave of online condemnation, with critics calling the imagery dehumanizing and some DC fans urging Warner Bros. and DC Studios leadership to take legal action over the Batman depiction.
• Reporters note intensified scrutiny of Johnson’s access to federal enforcement activities, with no official discipline or government response reported as of the latest coverage.