Western media reported over the weekend that an Israeli airstrike on Gaza resulted in the deaths of nine of a doctor’s 10 children.
World leaders responded harshly to the reports, including Brazilian President Lula, who accused Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration of “genocide.”
An Israel Defence Forces spokesman said “the claims about harm to uninvolved [civilians] are being looked into.”
On social media, obviously AI-generated images were shared by users claiming to show the doctor and her children. These, of course, do not disprove the reports in themselves, but are a fairly deceptive method of stirring up emotions.
X’s artificial intelligence chatbot ‘Grok’ has confusingly told social media users both that the story is “likely false” and “highly likely true.”
Western leaders and media organisations earlier this month shared the false United Nations claim that 14,000 Palestinian babies would die in 48 hours because of aid blockades. Netanyahu later said such stories helped inspire the killing of a young couple outside Washington D.C.’s Jewish museum by a pro-Palestine activist.
