Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformationThe rise of generative AI has turbocharged the ability to fabricate convincing satellite imagery that can be exploited during conflicts. afpWASHINGTON - The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime. Reports of fake satellite imagery created or edited using AI also followed the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the four-day war between India and Pakistan last year. The company's own satellite imagery helped confirm that the photos were fake, almost certainly generated using AI, Vantor's Tomi Maxted told AFP.

Source: Bangkok Post March 09, 2026 03:06 UTC