Dozens of verified accounts, such as WarMonitors, BloombergFeed and RT, passed along the picture that shows black smoke billowing up from the ground next to a white building
* An AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon went viral Monday
* The Pentagon confirmed to DailyMail.com that the image 'is false'
A suspected AI-generated image claiming to show an explosion near the Pentagon went viral on Twitter Monday, sending markets crashing.
Dozens of verified accounts - including national news organizations - reshared what shows black smoke billowing up from the ground next to a white building.
The image appears so realistic that people became frantic as it circulated the platform around 10 am ET, which caused the S&P 500 to drop 10 points in five minutes as the image went viral.
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Fake Image Showing An Explosion At The Pentagon Goes Viral On Social Media
FACT FOCUS: Fake image of Pentagon explosion briefly sends jitters through stock market -- AP
Fake AI-generated image of explosion near Pentagon spreads on social media -- The Guardian
AI-generated hoax of Pentagon explosion went viral, markets dipped -- Insider
Fake viral images of an explosion at the Pentagon were probably created by AI -- NPR
Market dips briefly after AI image of fake explosion near Pentagon goes viral -- The Hill
Fake AI image of Pentagon exploding goes viral on Twitter and causes US markets to plummet -- The Independent
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