Republic TV airs live show using fake, AI generated image calling it ‘blast near Pentagon’
New Delhi: American officials have dismissed rumors of a massive explosion near the Pentagon on Monday morning, clarifying that a viral video circulating on social media depicting the incident is fake.
Despite some news channels broadcasting the footage as breaking news, it has been confirmed that the clip, which shows thick smoke emanating from the blast site near the Washington DC building, was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
Prominent fact-checker Mohammed Zubair took to Twitter to expose the video's artificial nature, stating that it was created using AI technology. Zubair specifically highlighted an Indian news channel, Republic TV, which aired the video and even invited strategic expert Prof. Madhav Nalapat to provide analysis on the purported explosion. Zubair noted that the image was, in fact, AI-generated.
The incident has sparked discussions among users emphasizing the importance of verifying news sources and content before sharing or believing in its authenticity.
So @republic aired a 'Live & Breaking' news of Pentagon explosion image. They even invited Prof. Madhav Nalapat "strategic expert" to discuss about the explosion.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) May 22, 2023
BWT, It was an AI generated image. pic.twitter.com/8j1nfSJR6x
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Labourer dies of suffocation while cleaning 35-foot-deep well in Brahmavar; one other worker rescued
Udupi: Brahmavar Police have filed a case and are investigating into the death of a worker while cleaning an open well at Devadigara Bettu, behind the Mahalingeshwara Temple on Wednesday evening.
Two men were working at clearing the slush inside the 35-foot-deep well using bleaching powder, when one of the workers, 34-year-old Durgesh, developed breathing problems for want of oxygen and died of asphyxiation.
The local fire brigade staff members rescued the second worker, 50-year-old Adiveppa Kuri from the well. Both the workers, Kuri and Durgesh, were reportedly natives of Koppal district and were currently living in Salikere of Brahmavar taluk.
