US EditionNetanyahu Debunks Iranian Death Rumors Amid War Threats
Netanyahu posted a video at a café disproving rumors of his death and AI deepfake claims, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed to kill him amid ongoing conflict.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video from a Jerusalem café to debunk rumors of his death and claims that his recent appearances were AI-generated.
- Social media users had alleged that Netanyahu's Thursday press conference was artificially generated after claiming he appeared to have 'six fingers' on one hand in the footage.
- Netanyahu displayed his five fingers to the camera while joking about the rumors; Reuters verified the video's location and timing at the café through file imagery.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed on Sunday to 'pursue and kill' Netanyahu, stating they would continue their efforts if the 'child-killing criminal is alive.'
- As the Israel-Iran conflict enters its 16th day, reports indicate more than 2,000 deaths and U.S. and Israeli forces have struck more than 15,000 targets across Iran.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted, on Sunday, a video recording in which he drank a coffee and discussed with his adviser, after the sounds that would have been dead or injured were broadcast by the Iranian state press and spread online...
There were rumours on social media that Benyamin Netanyahu was killed during an Iranian strike. In a video he posted on his X account, he mocked this false information. "He is also taking the stage to receive a little more political pecule," says Nicolas Rouger, correspondent TF1-LCI in Israel. (International).
The Israeli Prime Minister in the pictures shot in a bar
After Grok calls Netanyahu's 'five-finger' video 'deepfake', Jerusalem cafe releases photos of Israeli PM sipping coffee
Netanyahu death rumours spread online after dramatic claims and AI deepfake labels — but a Jerusalem café’s photos of the prime minister enjoying coffee offer proof he’s alive and well.
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