Description: During the Iran war, Grok reportedly told users that a café video posted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was AI-generated or a deepfake, after the clip was released to counter rumors that he was dead or injured. Reuters verified the video's location and date and later reported that Netanyahu publicly dispelled the death rumors. Reports said Grok's answers amplified doubts about the clip.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: xAI and Grok developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Benjamin Netanyahu , Epistemic integrity , General public and General public of Israel.
Alleged implicated AI system: Grok
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1495
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2026-03-15
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a cup of coffee and chatting with his aide on Sunday, after rumours that he was dead or injured were aired by Iranian state media …
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Since the US and Israel began their military campaign against Iran on 28 February, Iranian state media and pro-regime accounts have pushed fake news about the death of Netanyahu and other senior Israeli political figures.
Is Israel's Prime …
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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