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Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformation

Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformation

The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime. The rise of generative AI has turbocharged the ability of state actors and propagandists to fabricate
Anuj CHOPRA AFP 08 Mar 2026
'Narrative war': disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East

'Narrative war': disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East

Recycled images, video game footage passed off as missile strikes, and AI-generated combat visuals: the US-Israeli assault on Iran has unleashed a torrent of online disinformation that analysts are calling a war of narratives. Since US and Israeli strikes over the weekend ignited a regional conflict, a parallel
Anuj CHOPRA AFP 03 Mar 2026

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