Following the U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites on June 21, misleading images and videos surged on social media, many of which were AI-generated or from unrelated sources. Particularly concerning were posts from verified accounts that amplified fear and misinformation. PolitiFact highlighted the difficulty in discerning truth from manipulation, emphasizing the importance of verifying sources. Community notes sometimes aid in providing context, but are not reliable. This situation underscores the need for heightened media literacy and scrutiny in times of conflict.
A blue-check account on X called "Ukraine Front Line" posted a video June 22 that shows lightning striking a plume of smoke, erupting in a fiery haze.
Many of them were generated by artificial intelligence, taken out of context or recorded from video games or flight simulators.
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