AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? ^83.2%

The Guardian - By Margaret Sullivan - 3/13/2026, 12:00 PM

The videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held at gunpoint by Iranian military. They aren’t real but – often made with the help of cutting-edge AI – they are wildly misleading.... more