Key Points
A fabricated image of an explosion near the Pentagon rocked social media and briefly sent the stock market into a frenzy..
The incident occurred on May 22 when a verified Twitter account masquerading as "Bloomberg Feed" shared the image, falsely reporting a "large explosion" near the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense...
The fake report gained rapid traction and was spread by numerous media outlets, including Russia Today and Republic, reaching millions of Twitter users..
Social media users with a keen eye were quick to point out inconsistencies in the image, exposing it as likely generated by artificial intelligence..
The fake Pentagon explosion and its ripple effects serve as a stark reminder of the challenges faced by the financial and news sectors in distinguishing truth from AI-driven falsehoods..
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