Venezuela earthquakes: old footage and AI fakes exploit disaster online
Summary
After twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, many false videos spread online. Some videos show old events from Venezuela, others show disasters from different countries, and some are made using artificial intelligence (AI). These videos cause confusion about the true impact of the earthquakes.Key Facts
- Venezuela experienced twin earthquakes causing serious damage and deaths.
- Social media is full of misleading videos about the disaster.
- Some videos are from past events in Venezuela but shared as if they are new.
- Other videos come from different countries like Turkey, Thailand, and Myanmar.
- One viral video of a building collapse was from a controlled demolition in Turkey in 2023.
- AI-created videos show fake scenes of buildings collapsing in Venezuela.
- These fake videos often have unrealistic effects, like buildings bending like rubber.
- Fact-checkers use tools like reverse image searches to find the original sources of misleading videos.
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