Fake image of a Pentagon explosion briefly goes viral

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. A fake image purportedly showing an explosion near the Pentagon has been widely shared on social media, sending a brief shiver through the stock market. But police and fire officials in Arlington, Va., said Monday, May 22, 2023, that the image isn't real and there was no incident at the US Department of Defense headquarters. — AP

WASHINGTON: A fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon briefly went viral and caused a ten-minute long dip on the markets on May 22, stoking further talk that generative AI could cause problems to society.

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.