X Halts Revenue Sharing for AI-Generated War Footage as Iran Conflict Disinformation Spreads

Social media platform X announced enforcement measures against AI-generated war footage as fabricated videos proliferated online during the Iran conflict. Head of product Nikita Bier said X had identified dozens of accounts spreading fake war videos and would halt revenue payments to users posting AI-generated Iran footage without disclosing its artificial nature, with a second violation resulting in permanent revenue suspension. One account falsely posing as a Gazan journalist posted fabricated airstrike videos viewed millions of times, while UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and a UN representative shared AI-generated or misleading images depicting casualties. Investigators uncovered a Pakistan-based operation managing 31 accounts distributing AI war videos, with most fake content creators seeking to monetize attention rather than pursue political objectives.