US EditionNetanyahu Releases Multiple Videos Amid Rumors He Was Killed
- 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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No, Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t have six fingers in a viral press conference video
On March 12, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his first press conference since the U.S. and Israel first attacked Iran. Some social media users doubted the authenticity of the […] The post No, Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t have six fingers in a viral press conference video appeared first on Poynter.
Netanyahu isn't dead. But even his 'proof of life' video is being derided as AI
Netanyahu with six fingers, a brimming cappuccino that won't spill: Conspiracy theories have exploded over social media, in English and Arabic, contending that Israel's prime minister was killed in an Iranian missile strike and that AI-generated videos have taken his place
Rumors about the possible deaths of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the new Iranian Ayatollah Moitaba Khamenei continue to circulate persistently. There is no evidence of their deaths, but social media is full of fake images created with artificial intelligence that supposedly prove it.
Unfounded rumors about Benjamin Netanyahu's death gained new momentum this weekend, when he himself commented on the claim in a video. Conspiracy theorists believe that the latest clips of the prime minister are AI-generated. "This is a clear example of how AI undermines the entire concept of truth," says Professor Simon Lindgren.
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