image Shared by X The content is to show a journalist who died in Gaza.
Until their last breath, they continued to give voice to the oppressed people of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/ruoEttYl52
— Oday Mohamed🇵🇸 (@Odaymohm) October 11, 2024
Verdict: False
That claim is false. A content detection scan using Hive Moderation reveals that the image was generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, media forensics and AI experts denied the authenticity of the images in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact check:
At least 50 Palestinians have been killed as a result of recent Israeli military attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to reports Reuters. In one instance, “an Israeli missile hit a house,” killing 10 Palestinians, the newspaper reported.
The X image has been viewed more than 200 times at the time of writing and claims to show a journalist killed in Gaza. In the same image, a male journalist appears dead on the street. Journalists wear vests that clearly identify them as journalists, and cameras are placed nearby.
The image’s caption reads: “Until their last breath, they gave voice to the oppressed in Gaza.”
This claim is false as the image was generated by AI. Content detection scan using hive moderation indicates that there is a 99.2% chance that the image was generated by AI.
Screenshot captured via Hive moderation
Check Your Fact also reviewed the image and found that both the journalist’s fingers and the word “PRESS” on the vest appeared distorted. According to , extra, missing, or misshapen fingers are often a feature of images generated by AI. buzzfeed news.
Similarly, the image is not referenced Trustworthy news reporting Regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In fact, the opposite is true. October 14th, Misbar It debunked this claim and reported that the image was generated by AI. (Related: Greek Orthodox priest not killed in Israeli military attack in Lebanon)
Furthermore, Dr. Walter Shirer, a media forensics and AI expert at the University of Notre Dame, denied the authenticity of the image in an email to Check Your Fact.
“This image is likely the product of a generative AI algorithm. Significantly, the patch on the back of the reporter’s vest originally misspelled the word ‘press.’ Additionally, the letters in misspelled words are rendered in an unrealistic way,” Shirer said.
This image was generated by AI, but reports say four journalists have recently been killed or injured in Gaza. intercept.
Check Your Fact has reached out to experts in media forensics and AI for comment.
