AI-generated fake image of Pentagon explosion goes viral on social media, stock markets feel the heat

AI-generated fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon briefly went viral on social media. Subsequently, US officials have confirmed that there was no explosion and it was nothing but a hoax.

However, the hoax image of explosion at Pentagon resulted in a ten-minute long dip on the stock markets on Monday.

The image, which many observers suspected came from artificial intelligence, was spread by several accounts, forcing the Pentagon to comment that there was no such explosion. “We can confirm this was a false report and the Pentagon was not attacked today,” a spokesman said.