A recent wave of pro-Hamas and Islamic State (ISIS) deepfakes has been targeting U.S. audiences. Notably, ISIS created fake CNN and Al Jazeera videos, which were promoted on YouTube, X, and Facebook. These videos included a fake CNN video intended to debunk Russian disinformation that blamed Ukraine for a deadly attack in Moscow in March. The videos remained on YouTube for a month and a half before being removed. Experts highlight that this is an example of 'fake news to debunk fake news,' exploiting platform moderation gaps to spread their ideology.
ISIS created two YouTube channels falsely branded as CNN and Al Jazeera channels in March; their videos stayed on YouTube for a month and a half before removal (@daithaigilbert / Wired) https://t.co/4VKJtSVwRD https://t.co/o5xhMcpVr9
A pro-Islamic State support outlet has been sharing fake newscasts under channels branded as CNN & Al Jazeera across Facebook, YouTube & X/Twitter. In our latest, we find how platform moderation gaps are being exploited to spread the group’s ideology 👇 https://t.co/ch3LehPhR1
Islamic State support groups have a history of hiding their media behind mainstream media brands on platforms, this time they created fake Al-Jazeera and CNN newscasts and accounts across YouTube and X and spread them on Facebook. Read it here: https://t.co/1VwF11ynD1 https://t.co/y71YYgYw3a
A rare example of a disinformation nesting doll: ISIS created a fake CNN video in order to debunk Russian disinformation blaming Ukraine for a deadly attack in Moscow in March. “It was essentially fake news to debunk fake news,” @MoustafaAyad says https://t.co/9F962m3j9F
SCOOP: ISIS created fake CNN and Al Jazeera videos and promoted them on a network of branded accounts on YouTube, X and Facebook to push their ideology to a global audience https://t.co/9F962m3j9F
One video focused on giving ISIS credit for a terror attack that Russian disinformation blamed on Ukraine. “It was essentially fake news to debunk fake news,” says an expert. https://t.co/OcM0qSofRJ
WATCH: Flood of pro-Hamas deepfakes targeting U.S. audiences https://t.co/XT3nDvCP3L https://t.co/rtMRlJQIjJ