Disinformation Deluge Hits X After US-Israel Strike on Iran
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WIRED analyzed hundreds of viral posts on X after the US‑Israel attack on Iran and found widespread disinformation—videos and images that are old or misattributed, AI-generated imagery, and claims of strikes that lack credible evidence—driven largely by blue-check accounts with limited corrective context from notes.
Topics:business#ai-generated-imagery#misinformation#note-only-five-included-adjust-if-needed#open-source-intelligence#social-media#technology#x-platform
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