Iranian and Israeli official channels broadcast fake images of the conflict
Fake images of the conflict are not only going viral on social media, but on television as well – Iranian State TV broadcast at least two images unrelated to the conflict and/or created using artificial intelligence, while the Israeli military published old footage on their official account on X. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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