Are we living in a post-truth world? The Iran war has spilled over dramatically into the online world, fuelled by ever more realistic AI fakes. Some think this marks a new era.
AI videos of Iran war flood the internet
Fact or fiction?: As AI-generated fakes flood social media, the line between war reportage and digital fabrication is becoming dangerously blurred. Glossary
Schrodinger - Erwin Schrödinger was a famous scientist known for a "thought experiment" involving a cat. In the experiment, a cat in a box is described as being both dead and alive at the same time until someone looks inside.
Netanyahu - Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel. He is a central figure in the current conflict involving Israel and Iran and is the subject of the AI-generated rumours discussed in the text.
Quantum physics - The study of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level.
Demise - Ending or death.
Quash - To suppress, put an end to, or stop something from continuing.
Tel Aviv - A major city in Israel, founded in 1909.
Burj Khalifa - The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, located in Dubai.
Propagandists - A person who disseminates propaganda.
World War One - A war that included many European countries between 1914 and 1918.
X - A social media network, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk.
Irony - A situation in which the result is opposite to what you might expect.