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AFP
3 days ago
- AFP
AI-generated video of glass bridge breaking misleads online
"A viral glass tourist bridge in China cracked and collapsed," read Indonesian-language sticker text over a video shared on Instagram on May 20, 2025. The clip appears to show people crossing a glass platform against a cliff face, which breaks and falls into the ravine below. Image Screenshot of false post, taken on May 23, 2025 The clip, which also spread on Instagram, YouTube, Tiktok and Facebook, garnered more than two million views. Comments from some users indicate they believed the footage was real. "The load was too much," one user commented. "Terrifying, isn't it?" wrote another. China is believed to have more than 2,000 glass bridges and platforms at various tourist sites across the country (archived link). However, the last reported safety incident at a glass bridge in China was in May 2021 -- a man was left dangling at a tourist spot in northeastern Jilin province when the glass panels were damaged by high winds, according to a report by state news media Xinhua (archived link). A close inspection of the clip also shows inconsistencies typical of AI-generated videos. These include people appearing to melt into the cliff before reappearing in different coloured clothes, while two of the people appear to combine into one person after the bridge collapses. One section of the glass guardrail also disappears immediately after the bridge breaks. Despite the rapid progress of generative AI, errors still appear in AI-generated content. These flaws are often the clearest signs of a fabricated image. Image Screenshot of inconsistencies on false post higlighted by AFP Jacobo Castellanos, coordinator for human rights organisation WITNESS, which developed a Deepfakes Rapid Response Force said "it's clear that the video in question is AI-generated" (archived link). "Several signs point to its synthetic nature, including people morphing or disappearing, as well as various unnatural movements and transitions that are characteristic of the current capacity of generative video tools," he said. AFP has fact-checked AI-generated images before here.
AFP
22-05-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Zelensky's 'no portraits' speech misattributed to Senegal leader
"Senegalese President's speech that shook the world," reads an Indonesian-language TikTok post published May 11, 2025 that has been viewed more than 140,000 times. It shares several clips of Faye while a narrator claims to quote parts of his speech when he became Senegal's youngest president at (archived here and here). "I really do not want my pictures in your offices, for the president is not an icon, an idol, or a portrait. I am only the servant of the nation," the narrator says, apparently quoting Faye. "Hang your kids' photos instead, and look at them each time you are making a decision." Image Screenshot of the false post captured May 16, 2025 Similar posts surfaced elsewhere on TikTok, as well as on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. But a reverse image search using keyframes found the main clip in the posts is part of Faye's swearing-in ceremony on April 2, 2024 (archived link). A review of his full speech found he did not make the remarks claimed in the posts (archived link). Faye highlighted his commitment to peace and democratic values and said Senegal, under his leadership, will have an independent justice system and a strengthened democracy. Image Screenshot comparison of the false post (L) and Faye's inauguration clip published by AFP A keyword search on Google found the misattributed remarks were taken from the English-language version of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's inaugural message on May 20, 2019 (archived link). "This is why I really do not want my pictures in your offices, for the President is not an icon, an idol or a portrait. Hang your kids' photos instead, and look at them each time you are making a decision," text published on the Ukrainian president's website says. AFP has previously debunked similar misattributions here.
AFP
22-05-2025
- General
- AFP
Video shows capsized ferry in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, not Sulawesi
"A ferry capsized at the Parepare Port, I hope there are no fatalities," reads an Indonesian-language Facebook post on April 25, 2025. The post includes a video showing people witnessing a ship slowly capsizing. Some voices yelling "God is Great" in Arabic are heard in the background. Image Screenshot of the misinformation post, captured on April 29, 2025 The same video was shared elsewhere on Facebook after a boat carrying eight passengers capsized due to extreme weather in the waters of Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi. Indonesian media organisation Detik reported there were no fatalities during the accident (archived link). However, there are no official reports of a ferry capsizing at Parepare Port as of May 22. A combination of Google reverse image and keyword searches found the same clip used in a news report by Indonesian broadcaster iNews on February 21, 2021 about a ferry sinking in West Kalimantan's Perigi Piai Port (archived link). The circulating video can be seen at the 14-second mark of the video report, which says the the ship lost balance as passengers disembarked from one side and the docking rope broke. Image Screenshot comparison between the false post (left) and the iNews video The video matches Google Maps imagery of Perigi Piai port, 1,300 kilometres (807 miles) away from Parepare port in Sulawesi (archived link). A video of the accident has also been geotagged at Perigi Piai port (archived link). Indonesian newspaper Kompas published a similar photo of the accident on February 20, 2021 (archived link).
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Social media users share AI-generated imagery of Pakistani truck transporting Indian plane wreck
"Pakistani mechanic got lucky. India should be worried. Unless this wreck was completely destroyed by a meteor, the Pakistani mechanic can bring it back to life," reads the Indonesian-language caption of an image shared on Facebook on May 13. The image appears to show a truck loaded with the wreckage of an aircraft. A video showing the same truck also circulated across Indonesian social media posts making a similar claim after a ceasefire was struck between India and Pakistan on May 10 following four days of fighting -- the worst in decades between the nuclear-armed rivals -- that left more than 70 people dead on both sides (archived link). The conflict was triggered by an April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu men, that New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Pakistan denies the charge. Pakistan has claimed it downed five Indian warplanes on the first day of fighting -- including three French-made Rafale fighter jets (archived link). New Delhi has not confirmed any losses. A Google reverse image search using keyframes from the video found the imagery of the truck carting away wreckage is AI generated. The video was shared on Instagram on May 9, 2025 by a user who offers paid tutorials on how to create similar AI videos (archived links here and here). In a subsequent comment on the post, the user said: "Made this using AI on my phone—no camera, no editing laptop." Google's "about this image" feature also states the video was made with Google AI. The ability to detect AI-generated images is based on Google's SynthID technology, which was launched by its DeepMind AI lab in 2023 (archived here and here). A Google spokesperson told AFP when a SynthID watermark is detected, it indicates that "the image has been generated or modified with AI". Despite the meteoric progress in Generative AI, errors still show up in AI-generated content. These defects are the best way to recognise a fabricated image. The licence plate of the truck seen in the circulating video contains distorted text and does not match with official plates that are currently in use in Pakistan (archived link). AFP has debunked other misinformation stemming from the conflict between India and Pakistan here.
AFP
20-05-2025
- AFP
Social media users share AI-generated imagery of Pakistani truck transporting Indian plane wreck
"Pakistani mechanic got lucky. India should be worried. Unless this wreck was completely destroyed by a meteor, the Pakistani mechanic can bring it back to life," reads the Indonesian-language caption of an image shared on Facebook on May 13. The image appears to show a truck loaded with the wreckage of an aircraft. Image Screenshot of false post, taken on May 20, 2025 A video showing the same truck also circulated across Indonesian social media posts making a similar claim after a ceasefire was struck between India and Pakistan on May 10 following four days of fighting -- the worst in decades between the nuclear-armed rivals -- that left more than 70 people dead on both sides (archived link). The conflict was triggered by an April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu men, that New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Pakistan denies the charge. Pakistan has claimed it downed five Indian warplanes on the first day of fighting -- including three French-made Rafale fighter jets (archived link). New Delhi has not confirmed any losses. A Google reverse image search using keyframes from the video found the imagery of the truck carting away wreckage is AI generated. The video was shared on Instagram on May 9, 2025 by a user who offers paid tutorials on how to create similar AI videos (archived links here and here). In a subsequent comment on the post, the user said: "Made this using AI on my phone—no camera, no editing laptop." Google's "about this image" feature also states the video was made with Google AI. Image Google's "about this image" feature shows the video was created with Google AI The ability to detect AI-generated images is based on Google's SynthID technology, which was launched by its DeepMind AI lab in 2023 (archived here and here). A Google spokesperson told AFP when a SynthID watermark is detected, it indicates that "the image has been generated or modified with AI". Despite the meteoric progress in Generative AI, errors still show up in AI-generated content. These defects are the best way to recognise a fabricated image. The licence plate of the truck seen in the circulating video contains distorted text and does not match with official plates that are currently in use in Pakistan (archived link). AFP has debunked other misinformation stemming from the conflict between India and Pakistan here.
