Fact check: AI fakes around the World Cup spread political narratives
Key takeaways
- Adolf Hitler in the German fan section — all circulating around the World Cup.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Fqft What's made to look like an Iranian protest on the soccer pitch is an AI-generated fake Image: XAdvertisement You may well have seen one of these images yourself.
- Some of these images we spot as fake right away; others we might easily mistake for real.
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Keir Starmer in a Croatia jersey. An Iranian protest against a US strike. Calls to arrest Brazil's President Lula. Adolf Hitler in the German fan section — all circulating around the World Cup. But none of it is real.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fqft What's made to look like an Iranian protest on the soccer pitch is an AI-generated fake Image: XAdvertisement You may well have seen one of these images yourself. Some have racked up millions of views as they go viral on social media.
One of the most-viewed photos shows a fan in the stadium wearing a Germany jersey, waving a German flag, and bearing a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler, a fake that DW's Fact Check team debunked shortly after Germany's World Cup match against Curacao.