{"id":79164,"date":"2023-05-23T12:33:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=79164"},"modified":"2025-09-11T09:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:29:07","slug":"a-deepfake-of-an-explosion-near-the-pentagon-spreads-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/a-deepfake-of-an-explosion-near-the-pentagon-spreads-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"A deepfake of an explosion near the Pentagon spreads on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dozens of verified Twitter accounts with large followings spread a fake about an explosion near the Pentagon, publishing a generated image. This was reported by Vice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accounts such as WarMonitors, BloombergFeed and RT published a photo showing a large cloud of smoke rising near a government building. The captions accompanying the posts claimed that an explosion had occurred near the Pentagon.<\/p>\n

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Fake image circulated on Twitter. Data: Vice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bellingcat journalist Nick Waters found several signs indicating the photo had been faked. Among them is the melding of the fence and a mobile barrier designed to fence off the crowd.<\/p>\n

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Confident that this picture claiming to show an \u00abexplosion near the pentagon\u00bb is AI generated. <\/p>\n

Check out the frontage of the building, and the way the fence melds into the crowd barriers. There\u2019s also no other images, videos or people posting as first hand witnesses. pic.twitter.com\/t1YKQabuNL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Waters (@N_Waters89) May 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n