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A video shared as footage of an attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport is fake and AI-made, Full Fact says. The fact-check points to a telltale visual glitch: a white vehicle behind the plane’s wing appears to shrink and fold flat into debris.
Why it mattersFull Fact also says Meta’s AI detection tool found AI signatures in the clip. Real attacks on the airport have occurred, making the false video especially easy to mistake for fresh evidence amid breaking news. The useful rule is simple, if not always easy: pause before sharing dramatic footage, and look for details that change shape or stop making sense.
Discuss: What should platforms do first with AI-made footage falsely presented as evidence of an attack: label it, limit its reach, or remove it?
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