Fact check: Viral claims about Netanyahu’s alleged death

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Fact check: Viral claims about Netanyahu’s alleged death

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The Netanyahu death claims went so far that the Israeli prime minister even opened a press conference by saying, “first of all, I just want to say… I’m alive.”

Before and even after that, social media users have insisted that Benjamin Netanyahu is actually dead and that recent videos of him are AI-generated, pointing out details like a ring that disappears in some frames.

How did the speculations start – and what can we say about the use of AI in Netanyahu’s videos?

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The Netanyahu death claims went so far that the Israeli prime minister even opened a press conference by saying, “first of all, I just want to say… I’m alive.”

Before and even after that, social media users have insisted that Benjamin Netanyahu is actually dead and that recent videos of him are AI-generated, pointing out details like a ring that disappears in some frames.

How did the speculations start – and what can we say about the use of AI in Netanyahu’s videos?

The Netanyahu death claims went so far that the Israeli prime minister even opened a press conference by saying, “first of all, I just want to say… I’m alive.”

Before and even after that, social media users have insisted that Benjamin Netanyahu is actually dead and that recent videos of him are AI-generated, pointing out details like a ring that disappears in some frames.

How did the speculations start – and what can we say about the use of AI in Netanyahu’s videos?

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