Disinformation and fake news are gaining traction amid military action in the Middle East by the United States and Israel against Iran. Manipulated images, video game footage presented as missile attacks, and combat visual effects created by artificial intelligence are examples of online disinformation that analysts call “narrative warfare.” This was reported by UNN See Agence France-Presse.
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AFP fact-checkers have debunked a number of claims made by pro-Iranian accounts that published old videos exaggerating the damage caused by Iranian missile attacks on Israel and Gulf states including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.
It has also been reported that fake accounts impersonating Iranian officials have appeared on social media. Meanwhile, a video game video repurposed as an Iranian missile attack and an AI-generated image of a sunken American warship received millions of views on major platforms, the magazine said.
Additionally, an Associated Press fact checker denied a report about the alleged collapse of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai (UAE).
The fog of war is rapidly turning into mud of war as synthetic content generated by AI creates endless noise in the information ecosystem.
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Russian propaganda continues a systematic disinformation campaign against Ukraine. To do this, occupiers use the context of events in the Middle East to spread their narrative.
