Fake War Videos Are Degrading Our Trust in Reality

Source: Mother Jones · Bias: Left

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A US aircraft carrier destroyed by Iranian missiles. American bombs leveling a nuclear power plant. The Burj Khalifa engulfed in fire. None of it happened, but that didn’t stop people from spreading fake videos online. In the days since Trump’s weekend strikes on Iran, AI-generated videos realistically depicting entirely fabricated events have been spreading like […]

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A US aircraft carrier destroyed by Iranian missiles. American bombs leveling a nuclear power plant. The Burj Khalifa engulfed in fire. None of it happened, but that didn’t stop people from spreading fake videos online. In the days since Trump’s weekend strikes on Iran, AI-generated videos realistically depicting entirely fabricated events have been spreading like […]