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Since the attack carried out on Israel by Hamas on October 7, the internet has been flooded with thousands of images of the conflict and even more rumours. However, many of the videos and photos circulating are actually false. Two of these images recently went viral. The first image supposedly shows a camp for Israeli refugees illegally constructed in Palestinian territory. The second is said to show a Palestinian flag being held aloft by football fans. In reality, both of the images were generated by AI.
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- The first image shows what looks like a displaced persons camp for Israelis with tents in the colours of the Israeli flag. According to the social media accounts that circulated the image, it shows a camp for Israeli refugees illegally constructed in the Palestinian Territories.
- A second image seems to show fans of the Spanish football club Atletico Madrid carrying a giant Palestinian flag during a football match.
- However, our team contacted two experts in image analysis, who confirmed that these two pictures were actually generated by artificial intelligence.
The fact check, in detail
The image shows dozens of blue and white tents, the colour of the Israeli flag, set up on a beach. The people who shared this image claimed that it was the first camp for displaced Israelis. They also claimed that the camp was illegally built in the Palestinian territories.
The image was shared on X (formerly Twitter) with a caption in Arabic on October 22.
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