Venezuela earthquakes: Old footage and AI fakes exploit disaster online

NEWS SUMMARY

Following twin earthquakes in Venezuela, social media platforms have been inundated with misleading videos falsely depicting the devastation. These viral clips include recycled footage from past disasters in other countries, outdated videos from Venezuela presented as current events, and fabricated AI-generated content.

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As rescue efforts continue in Venezuela after the twin earthquakes, social media has been flooded with misleading videos falsely claiming to show the devastation. Viral clips have been recycled from disasters in other countries, old footage from Venezuela presented as current and AI-generated videos put out as real.

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