AI generated lies in Israel-Iran conflict: A post-truth analysis

Document Type : Short Paper

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Independent Media Researcher, Dubai, UAE; Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass communication, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India.

Abstract

The recent Israel -Iran war is noticeable in wielding generative AI as a war weapon to spread war information and propaganda in digital space. War is in any form, pernicious in every aspect of social life, the geo-political tension in the region has invited a sagacious retrospection on discourse relating warfare strategies, coalition, war reporting and collateral damage to the countries engaged in the war. The torrents of disinformation flooded on digital battlefield as deepfake videos and images, overshadowing conventional newspapers and audio-visual media, sparked a debate on its implications on opinion formation and media credibility. The allies of two countries accused each other for spreading erroneous data and information, and international newspapers reserved space for covering AI deepfakes slops in Israel -Iran war. This paper attempts a post truth analysis of generative AI discourse during Israel -Iran war and explores the way in which these contents are supplemented for a distorted war narratives in digital media space.

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حوزه موضوعی: ایران و اسرائیل

Scope: Iran & Israel 

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Journal of Countries Studies
Volume 4, Issue 3
Special Issue of Israel Confrontation approach with the World
2026
Pages 467-475

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  • Receive Date: 14 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 14 July 2025
  • First Publish Date: 16 July 2025
  • Publish Date: 22 November 2026

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