AI-Generated Image of Benjamin Netanyahu on Hospital Bed Goes Viral as Real

This image is not real and is AI-generated.

An image showing Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on a hospital bed is going viral on social media as a recent one.

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What's the truth?: This image is not real but AI-generated.

• While Netanyahu underwent a hernia procedure last week, this photo is fake.

How did we find out the truth?: We checked Netanyahu's official X (formerly Twitter) account and did not find any such image shared by him.

• In fact, we found a post from 2 April about Netanyahu's health update which specified that he has been discharged from the hospital.

• It also carries his photo and shows him in a good condition.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"I am now being discharged from Hadassah-Ein Kerem Hospital, which had become my office in the past day. We continued to work even from here. pic.twitter.com/6L0s1RtgoD

— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) April 2, 2024

• We also ran the image through AI-detection tools like Hive Moderation and True Media.

• These tools also concluded that the viral image is not authentic and is AI-generated.

• Both of the tools showed 97 percent likely to be AI-generated.

Conclusion: An image of Benjamin Netanyahu generated on Artificial intelligence is being shared as a real image.

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