Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Israel and Iran War, Gavin Newsom deepfake (Jun 2025)
AI-generated images and videos are circulating online, depicting destroyed buildings and downed aircraft in the context of the Israel-Iran conflict. These deepfakes are being used to spread false claims and influence…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Israel and Iran War, Gavin Newsom
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated images and videos are circulating online, depicting destroyed buildings and downed aircraft in the context of the Israel-Iran conflict. These deepfakes are being used to spread false claims and influence perceptions of the conflict. There was also a claim that an image shared by Gavin Newsom was AI-generated.