Low literacy risky in era of misinformation

Fake fact: An AI-generated image of an explosion at the United States Pentagon went viral on May 22. — Taken from social media

On May 22, a fake Twitter account called “Bloomberg Feed” posted a photo that suggested a large explosion in the Department of Defence’s Pentagon complex in Virginia, the United States.

While the account had less than 1,000 followers and the photo was quickly debunked by the local police department as an AI-generated image, the misinformation had already been spread by larger accounts and reportedly caused a small dip of 0.26% in the stock market before it quickly bounced back.