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Purported Gemini-Generated AI Images Reportedly Claimed U.S. Delta Force Soldiers Were Captured by the IRGC

March 5, 2026

Reports indicate that misleading images, allegedly generated by Gemini, were circulated on various platforms such as X and Facebook in multiple languages, claiming U.S. soldiers had been captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps during the war in Iran.

AFP identified these images as containing Gemini markers and other visual inconsistencies, raising concerns about their potential to spread wartime misinformation and distort public understanding of the conflict.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-pro-iranian-disinformation-actors, unknown-disinformation-actors, tayyaba-usmani
Alleged developer
google
Alleged harmed parties
social-media-users, people-seeking-information-about-the-war-in-iran, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders, general-public, epistemic-integrity

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1414

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