Posted on May 23, 2023
Fake viral images of an explosion at the Pentagon were probably created by AI
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Many of the Twitter accounts that spread the hoax carried blue checks, which used to signify that the social network had verified the account is who or what it claims to be. But under new owner Elon Musk, the company now gives a blue check to any account that pays for a monthly Twitter Blue subscription.
Among the blue-check accounts that shared the false Pentagon image were an one impersonating Bloomberg News and the real account of the Kremlin-linked Russian news service RT.
RT later deleted its post. The fake Bloomberg account has been suspended by Twitter.
Twitter responded to a request for comment with an auto-reply containing a poop emoji."
..."Many of the Twitter accounts that spread the hoax carried blue checks, which used to signify that the social network had verified the account is who or what it claims to be. But under new owner Elon Musk, the company now gives a blue check to any account that pays for a monthly Twitter Blue subscription.
Among the blue-check accounts that shared the false Pentagon image were an one impersonating Bloomberg News and the real account of the Kremlin-linked Russian news service RT.
RT later deleted its post. The fake Bloomberg account has been suspended by Twitter.
Twitter responded to a request for comment with an auto-reply containing a poop emoji."
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