Fake Pentagon Explosion Image Causes Brief Stock Market Dip
The illusion of a Pentagon explosion, brought to life by artificial intelligence, briefly startled stock markets and highlighted once again the perils of AI-engineered deception.
On May 22, a Twitter account misrepresenting itself as "Bloomberg Feed," which is now suspended, propagated an image of a severe explosion close to the Pentagon, the heart of the U.S. Department of Defense.
This deceptive news piece quickly ignited the interest of multiple news outlets, with Russia Today and Republic, Indian media heavyweight, disseminating it to their Twitter following of 3 million and 2.8 million respectively. However, they've since expunged the corresponding tweets.
Local law enforcement agencies, including the Pentagon Force Protection Agency responsible for the security of the premises, affirmed that there were no incidents or explosions, contrary to the swirling rumors.
Several eagle-eyed Twitter users drew attention to the irregularities in the image that implied AI-origins, underscoring non-uniform building facades and converging fences.
The S&P 500 felt the tremors of this news, momentarily dipping by 0.26%, but it promptly recuperated once the report was debunked as a hoax.
This deceptive news piece quickly ignited the interest of multiple news outlets, with Russia Today and Republic, Indian media heavyweight, disseminating it to their Twitter following of 3 million and 2.8 million respectively. However, they've since expunged the corresponding tweets.
Local law enforcement agencies, including the Pentagon Force Protection Agency responsible for the security of the premises, affirmed that there were no incidents or explosions, contrary to the swirling rumors.
Several eagle-eyed Twitter users drew attention to the irregularities in the image that implied AI-origins, underscoring non-uniform building facades and converging fences.
The S&P 500 felt the tremors of this news, momentarily dipping by 0.26%, but it promptly recuperated once the report was debunked as a hoax.
