How AI fakes turn satellite images into misinformation about the Iran war

How AI fakes turn satellite images into misinformation about the Iran war

By Dan Clark, Chris Campbell
Publication Date: 2026-03-04 21:06:00

Satellite images that appear to have been created or altered using AI were shared widely on social media over the weekend, highlighting the dangers of technology as a potential vehicle for wartime misinformation.

A picture circulated on X – including in a post from the official account of the Iranian newspaper The Tehran Times – shows a satellite image that purports to show damage to an American radar system in Qatar following an Iranian drone attack.

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