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Search results for "AI-generated content flagged on X has surged to record highs since the Iran conflict began"

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Social Media stated on March 15, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows toddler crying over casket of American service member killed in Iran.
By Grace Abels• March 16, 2026
Social Media stated on April 05, 2026 in social media posts:
Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.
By Maria Briceño• April 6, 2026
Social Media stated on June 22, 2025 in a video:
Video shows a woman wearing a rainbow hijab and a bomb vest who filmed her visit to Iran.
By Grace Abels• June 24, 2025
Social Media stated on March 13, 2026 in social media posts:
An AI video is proof that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 13, 2026
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.”
By Maria Briceño• August 15, 2024
Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes.
By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024
Social Media stated on April 04, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows a US soldier crying and saying she misses home and her family.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 7, 2026
Viral image stated on May 26, 2025 in an X post:
Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.
By Maria Briceño• May 30, 2025
Threads posts stated on November 19, 2024 in a Threads post:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalized with “serious health issue.”
By Jeff Cercone• November 18, 2024
Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts:
Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026
Social Media stated on April 06, 2026 in social media posts:
Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.
By Maria Briceño• April 8, 2026
X posts stated on October 18, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows “No Kings” protest in the United Kingdom.
By Maria Briceño• October 20, 2025
X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023
Social Media stated on February 08, 2026 in social media posts:
An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag.
By Loreben Tuquero• February 9, 2026
X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2024 in a post:
“Elon Musk is taking sustainable technology to the next level with the Tesla Water Engine.”
By Caleb McCullough• November 12, 2024
TikTok posts stated on August 16, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
TikTok videos show police clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, D.C.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 22, 2025
X posts stated on March 23, 2025 in a post:
Video shows “leaked audio” of Vice President JD Vance criticizing Elon Musk and saying “he's making us look bad.”
By Grace Abels• March 24, 2025
X posts stated on August 28, 2025 in an X post:
A Vanity Fair cover featured first lady Melania Trump as “The American Queen.”
By Maria Briceño• August 29, 2025
Social Media stated on May 21, 2025 in posts:
Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”
By Grace Abels• May 21, 2025

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By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025

Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026

Social media clips of crying U.S. soldiers may be AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them

By Loreben Tuquero• April 16, 2026

Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery

By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026

An X account is impersonating an Iranian journalist. The platform’s guidelines allow it

By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025

On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI

By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024

These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated

By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026

Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation

By Sara Swann• March 13, 2024

The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others

By Loreben Tuquero• October 23, 2025

A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded

By Loreben Tuquero• March 17, 2026

Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened

By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024

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Fact-checking misinformation about Iran and a US military draft

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