Fake War, Real Money: AI-Generated Combat Videos Are Flooding Your Feed
There’s a war happening in Iran. There’s also a completely different war happening on your timeline — and that one is mostly fake. Since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began February 28, social media has been hammered with AI-generated videos claiming to show missile strikes on Tel Aviv, burning skyscrapers in Dubai, and devastated military bases. These clips have collectively racked up hundreds of millions of views. The part that should make your stomach turn: the people creating them are getting paid to do it. ...