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Trump Convinced 'to Give Iran a Chance' After Threats over Protest Crackdown
Synthetic and recycled videos have misled viewers about Iran protests amid an internet blackout, with at least 3.5 million views on AI-generated content, experts say.
- Researchers found AI-generated videos claiming to show Iranian protests have flooded social media platforms, with false posts going viral, including one with over 60 million views and another over 750,000, Wednesday.
- Iran's internet shutdowns have created an information vacuum filled by AI creators, while experts say internet shutdowns and phone blackouts are a deliberate tactic by the Iranian regime.
- DW Fact Check found visual signs of AI—bird's-eye views, indistinct faces, patterned flashlights—and AFP fact-checkers uncovered recycled videos from Greece and Nepal last year, some gaining large audiences on The Elon Musk-owned platform X.
- The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported at least 2,400 deaths amid the crackdown, while many reshared AI clips went unlabeled and citizens documenting protests face serious risks.
- Analysts warn partisan actors amplify AI fabrications, while verification requires cross-matching videos amid communication blackouts, leading to recycled footage posing as new.
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AI-created Iran protest videos gain traction
AI-generated videos purportedly depicting protests in Iran have flooded the web, researchers said Wednesday, as social media users push hyper-realistic deepfakes to fill an information void amid the country's internet restrictions.
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TEHERAN. In Iran, many people are currently protesting against the authoritarian system of rule. From the Islamic Republic, impressive images of the masses are spreading.
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