Purportedly AI-Manipulated Satellite Image Reportedly Claimed Iranian Strike Destroyed U.S. Radar in Qatar
Date: 2026-02-28
Affected: Deepfake Technology, Generative Ai Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Information Manipulation Actors, Social Media Users Spreading Ai Generated Wartime Disinformation, Tehran Times
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1494: Purportedly AI-Manipulated Satellite Image Reportedly Claimed Iranian Strike Destroyed U.S. Radar in Qatar. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology, Generative Ai Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Information Manipulation Actors, Social Media Users Spreading Ai Generated Wartime Disinformation, Tehran Times. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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