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Pentagon’s fake fire explosion goes viral
A fake, apparently AI-generated image of an explosion outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, briefly went viral Monday morning, though the Department of Defense confirmed the image was fake—as government officials continue to warn about the dangers of AI-generated
The image, which circulated on fringe Twitter pages just after 10 a.m. Monday morning, showed an explosion on a grass lawn outside the Pentagon (the original post has since been removed).
A Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed to Forbes the image, which dominated Google searches and Twitter, is a piece of “misinformation,” while the Arlington Fire and EMS Department tweeted : “There is NO explosion or incident” or “immediate danger or hazards to the public.”
The source of the image has not been determined, though it comes as remarkably lifelike AI-generated “deepfakes” make a splash online, including a series on Pope Francis wearing a Balenciaga coat, as well as AI-generated renderings of famous artworklike Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” and realistic viral images of former President Donald Trump resisting authorities during a fake arrest.
By Rachael Shieley
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