Social Media Awash With AI-Generated Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories About Iran-Israel War

A Haaretz analysis finds that online content about the Israel-Iran conflict in the first days of the war has been overwhelmingly false or AI-generated, revealing a public preference for comforting narratives over verified facts. Author Linda Dayan notes that while early social media platforms were transformative tools for journalists covering the Middle East, the current information environment has sharply deteriorated. Viral fabrications and conspiracy theories have spread widely across major platforms, outpacing credible reporting.