Overview

• AI-generated videos and images depicting missile strikes and downed jets have gone viral, accumulating over 100 million views across platforms since mid-June.
• Forensic analysts identified Google’s Veo3 video model as a key tool behind the most realistic deepfakes circulating online.
• Lisa Kaplan of Alethea traced accounts linked to Russian intelligence operations that promoted AI-faked footage to weaken perceived U.S.-Israeli military strength.
• Platforms such as TikTok and X have removed only a fraction of misleading clips, leaving many fakes online long enough to shape public perception.
• Experts warn that the current conflict may become a blueprint for future AI-driven misinformation campaigns employing synthetic personas and manipulated content.