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Pentagon Explosion Fake ERUPTS Across Internet, Sparks Stock Market Chaos
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5:40Now PlayingAn AI-generated fake image of the Pentagon burning goes viral across the internet, being spread by verified Twitter accounts after Elon Musk's new blue-check issue which leads to a stock market scare. John Iadarola and Sabrina break it down on The Damage Report.
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Verified Twitter Accounts Spread AIGenerated Hoax of Pentagon Explosion
"On Monday, dozens of verified accounts on Twitter with large followings spread misinformation about an explosion near the Pentagon, tweeting the news alongside what appears to be an AI-generated image.
Accounts such as @WarMonitors, @BloombergFeed, and RT posted an image of a large, gray smoke cloud appearing next to a white government building with a corresponding caption that stated there was an explosion near the Pentagon. Bellingcat journalist Nick Waters tweeted that there are a few signs that make it an AI image, including that the fence melds into the crowd barriers on the image and there are no other images or videos being posted on social media."
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