Prime Minister Netanyahu and Prime Minister Huckabee are seen laughing in a video featuring “punch cards” of names of Iranian leaders. (Image correction by AI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted another video on social media with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in an apparent attempt to debunk death rumors circulating on the internet.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Prime Minister Huckabee are seen laughing in a video in which they discuss treating Iranian leaders’ names with “punch cards” and erasing the names of Iranians, while they also mocked online claims about the Israeli prime minister’s death and a video recreated by artificial intelligence.
It’s good to cross your name off the list, but it’s even better to do it shoulder to shoulder with your American friends.
I’m happy to meet the ambassador. @GovMikeHuckabee. I’m always looking forward to it.
🇮🇱🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/FZrZN03IZI
– Benjamin Netanyahu March 17, 2026
The video, shared on Netanyahu’s official X profile, begins with Netanyahu and Huckabee turning a corner at an office building. The US ambassador said President Donald Trump would send him if Prime Minister Netanyahu was “ok”. The Israeli leader said, “Yes, Mike,” and the two laughed.
“As you know, we use five fingers on each hand to shake hands,” he said, referring to a netizen’s claim that he allegedly depicted Netanyahu with “six fingers.” Then the Israeli leader took a card out of his pocket.
Prime Minister Netanyahu added: “I’m alive, but I have this card… It’s a punch card. Today, I crossed out two names from the punch card, but do you know how many others are left in this batch?”
Sorry, Grok. You blew it. A very real meeting was held today. I should know. i was there. There is no AI in this at all! https://t.co/PaknPjrtVg
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) March 17, 2026
To which U.S. Ambassador Huckabee responded, “You know what the good news is? My name is not on the punch card.”
Several users asked social media platform X’s artificial chatbot Grok if the video shared by Netanyahu was real or AI-generated. “This is AI-generated satirical content and is not footage of an actual meeting,” Grok said in one of his responses.
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U.S. Ambassador Huckabee calls out Grok from X to refute the chatbot’s “AI-generated claims” and says, “Sorry, Grok. You messed up. What was held today was a very real meeting. I should have known. I was there. There’s no AI in this at all!”
