US EditionAI Fakes About Iran War Swirl on X Despite Policy Crackdown
X's new policy suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos but premium accounts still spread deepfakes faster than fact-checkers can debunk, experts say.
- Last week, X announced it would suspend creators for 90 days if they post AI-generated war videos without disclosing they were artificially made, yet AI-fabricated visuals concerning the Middle East conflict continue to circulate widely.
- Since Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of the site in October 2022, researchers warn that X's revenue-sharing model creates financial incentives for creators to peddle sensational or false content.
- Joe Bodnar of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue noted feeds remain "flooded with AI-generated content," pointing to a premium account post depicting an Iranian "nuclear-capable" strike on Israel that garnered millions of views.
- X's AI chatbot Grok has wrongly told users seeking verification that AI visuals were real, while many users spreading fabricated content are not part of the revenue-sharing program, limiting the policy's reach.
- Alexios Mantzarlis of Cornell Tech called the policy a "reasonable countermeasure" but warned metadata can be removed; experts remain skeptical, noting that Community Notes are rarely published, limiting verification effectiveness.
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AI fakes about Iran-US war swirl on X despite policy crackdown
AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk's X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and US embassies ablaze; a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown to curb wartime disinformation.
X is cracking down down, but AI-generated Middle East war content persists
AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk's X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and U.S. embassies ablaze — a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown to curb wartime disinformation.
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AlKhaleej TodayAI‑generated Iran–US war hoaxes of ‘captured US troops’ and ‘ruined Israeli cities’ spread on X despite policy crackdown
WASHINGTON, March 15 — AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk’s X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and US embassies ablaze — a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown to curb wartime disinformation.The Middle East war has unleashed an avalanche of AI-generated visuals, dwarfing anything seen in previous conflicts and often leaving social media users unable to distinguish fabrication from rea…
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