![]() stock market opened for trading at 9:30 a.m., was enough to send a ripple through the investment world. ![]() Still the timing of the fake image, which appeared to spread widely just after the U.S. “As with fast-paced news verification, we made the public aware of reports circulating and once provenance and veracity were ascertained, we took appropriate steps to correct the reporting," the company wrote in an emailed statement Tuesday. RT confirmed it took down the tweet and “covered the official position from the Pentagon on the matter” after verifying the reports were inaccurate. “Reports of an explosion near the Pentagon in Washington DC,” the Russian state news agency wrote in a since-deleted tweet to its more than three million followers. It was also widely shared in investment circles, including an account bearing Twitter's signature blue verification check mark that falsely suggested it was associated with Bloomberg News. Department of Defense headquarters across the Potomac from the nation’s capital.ĭespite this, the image and claim was spread by outlets including RT, a Russian government-backed media company formerly known as Russia Today. THE FACTS: Police and fire officials in Arlington, Virginia, say the image is not real and there was no incident at the U.S. ![]() Experts say the viral image had telltale signs of an AI-generated forgery, and its popularity underscores the everyday chaos these now increasingly sophisticated and easy-to-access programs can inflict.ĬLAIM: An image shows an explosion near the Pentagon. ![]()
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