wire / 2026-07-13-e269
Iranian Agency Publishes AI-Generated Video Depicting Trump Being Shot
State media publishing an AI video of a sitting president being shot used to be unthinkable, mostly because producing it took effort. It no longer takes effort.
The facts
Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency released an AI-generated animated video on social media showing U.S. President Donald Trump being shot. The video, published amid heightened U.S.-Iran tensions, uses AI to create violent propaganda targeting a political leader, raising concerns about incitement and the spread of harmful content.