00:00Would you have known this is a fake and it's not just about deceiving you, someone is earning
00:06money by putting this in your feed.
00:08An unprecedented wave of AI fakes about the Iran war hit the internet recently and creators
00:14worldwide are cashing in on it.
00:16Some of these clips got millions of views, earning their creators more in-ad revenue
00:20and engagement bonuses, all while you're scrolling social media trying to understand
00:25what's happening.
00:26Let's have a closer look at what's behind this.
00:28AI fakes going viral.
00:30Take this one.
00:31Burj Khalifa supposedly on fire.
00:33Looks real, right?
00:34Wrong.
00:35It's AI.
00:36How can you tell?
00:37Look closely.
00:39See the weird glitches, flames that don't behave like fire and people morphing?
00:44Remember, big events like this would be covered by mainstream media.
00:47Always cross-check with trusted sources.
00:50Another video claims Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv.
00:53Also fake.
00:54The explosions look too perfect, too smooth, like a video game animation.
00:59Many ex-users turned to Grok for fact-checking.
01:02At first, the bot said the video was real, until a user corrected it.
01:08Studies show that chatbots are notoriously bad at conveying news accurately.
01:12They are designed to please users, not to fact-check.
01:16If they don't know something, they just make it up and with confidence.
01:19This is a new trend.
01:22AI-altered satellite images.
01:24Some claim to show Iranian strikes on US air bases.
01:28They are fake, too.
01:29How do we know?
01:30Cars and objects appear in exactly the same positions as in older Google Maps images.
01:36Something highly unlikely in real life.
01:39This matters.
01:39Because analysts use satellite images to see real battle damage.
01:43Fakes could cause serious security problems.
01:47And here's the key issue.
01:48People aren't doing this just to troll.
01:50They're making money with it.
01:52Platforms pay creators based on views, likes and engagement.
01:56However, to state the obvious, getting paid isn't as easy as just signing up.
02:00Your account usually needs verified views and followers and, in some cases, a premium subscription.
02:05TikTok pays creators via their creator fund.
02:09On YouTube, Meta and X, it's mostly ad revenue or brand deals.
02:13The more reactions a video gets, the greater the reach and the more money is being made.
02:18AI-generated war content seems to be a money printer.
02:22War content triggers huge emotional reactions.
02:25Shouldn't platforms put a stop to this?
02:27Platforms are trying to fight back.
02:29X suspends creators for 90 days for AI war videos that are not labeled as such.
02:35Meta and YouTube also promise to crack down on AI-generated spam and block their monetization.
02:41But the platforms themselves profit from viral posts too.
02:45Because they make us stay and watch for longer, which means the platforms make more money.
02:49So a lot of AI fakes still slip through.
02:52Moderation is critical.
02:53But with tech deregulation in the US, there is less of it.
02:57So what should you as a user do?
02:59Scroll carefully.
03:00Think before you share.
03:01And remember, just because it looks real, doesn't mean it is.
03:05Comment if you've seen a fake clip recently.
03:08Bye and see you next time.
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