AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in

The US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with AI-generated misinformation.

An unprecedented wave of AI-generated misinformation about the US-Israel war with Iran is being monetized by online creators with growing access to generative AI technology, experts have told BBC Verify.

X said: ‘During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information.’

Elon Musk's platform X will suspend users who share AI-generated armed conflict videos as real, initially blocking access to its creator revenue-sharing programme for 90 days.

An unprecedented wave of AI-generated misinformation about the US-Israel war with Iran is being monetized by online creators with growing access to generative AI technology, experts have told BBC Verify.

The US-Israel war with Iran is being monetized by online creators with AI-generated misinformation.

The platform will suspend revenue sharing for 90 days if creators post synthetic conflict footage without disclosure, as AI-generated war videos flood timelines during US-Israel-Iran tensions.

Online creators are leveraging advanced AI technologies to produce and monetize misleading videos about the US-Israel conflict with Iran, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation.

X disabled 31 accounts spreading AI-generated war videos during the crisis, with the network traced to a Pakistan-based operator using hacked accounts to amplify misleading content.

State actors, particularly Iranian government-linked accounts, are using AI-generated content to exaggerate military successes in the Iran war, with fabricated videos circulating online.