Fake AI videos about the US-Iran conflict are fueling misinformation

Fake photos and videos from the war in the Middle East have flooded social media in the last week, and experts say the content is being used to spread misinformation and make money from viral posts.

Distinguishing between real and manipulated content is becoming increasingly difficult as artificial intelligence advances rapidly.

While fact-checking some of the content circulating online this week, 10 messages+ found a video taken from the 2017 Ukraine war, then edited and reposted to look like an Iranian attack on Israel.

University of Queensland AI expert Michael Noetel said misinformation spreads particularly quickly during major global events.

“AI misinformation spreads very quickly in an environment like this because people wake up and want to know what’s happening,” Noetel said.

While images have long been manipulated online, videos have traditionally been harder to fake. However, advances in AI mean they can now be altered or misrepresented even more…