Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone

https://www.theverge.com/tech/895453/ai-deepfake-netanyahu-claims-conspiracy

43 Comments

  1. I didn’t believe Khamanei was dead until Iran confirmed it, and I won’t believe this either.

  2. Fabulous_Soup_521 on

    I think the one where the date on the cash register was from last year was the best one.

  3. PatchyWhiskers on

    I don’t get this at all, unless he had a sudden heart attack, why would he not be alive?

  4. anthonyDavidson31 on

    Should have resorted to having physical clones via plastic surgery like his friend Putin does. 

    That would unlock the skill to be in multiple places at the same time as well 

  5. BalanceEasy8860 on

    Anytime he wants to prove he’s alive he can just rock up to the ICC and they will verify him.

  6. BalanceEasy8860 on

    Anytime he wants to prove he’s alive he can just rock up to the ICC and they will verify him.

  7. AvailableReporter484 on

    I preferred it when we just thought people like this might be frozen somewhere under Disney

  8. almighty_smiley on

    If he wants to prove that he’s alive, he can just step outside and give an address in public. Easy day.

  9. So they decided it would be a great idea to post videos of him chilling out in a cafe and taking a leisurely stroll through the neighborhood while the entire Middle East is embroiled in major conflict and they can’t believe people would think it’s maybe AI?

  10. fartstain69ohyeah on

    folks please weigh: this is 4th proof of life vid. Are we supposed to think none of the four are AI?

  11. >On closer inspection, the “extra” finger can be easily explained by video quality degradation and even lighting.

    …..

    >Some of these comments have merit, pointing to moments within the video that show liquid [moving unnaturally](https://www.threads.com/@phiriim0506/post/DV6odPfDOPj?xmt=AQF0FiUEKW1fyFXIgfeLZdNz3kqXOkjBTG_AO9CTVy1iBDyE4dnS_kSKrrzbf2KrKGaZnhk&slof=1) (or not depleting) within the coffee cup in Netanyahu’s hand, and the ring on his finger seemingly vanishing in and out of the skin that surrounds it, though that could also be explained by video degradation. 

    That’s just lazy reasoning. You can’t claim video degradation on official videos now when all previous videos of him didn’t suffer a sudden, inexplicable, quality degradation.

  12. youngboylongstick on

    This is complete conspiracy tin foil hat… but imagine if trump agreed to the Iran strikes so that Iran could takeout Netanyahu. Anime worthy plot twist

  13. Pretend_Safety on

    This will become a new level of Black Mirror: you have to prove you’re not an AI clone, and no one will believe you

  14. unicornobtained on

    We (USA) also had an AI president for a bit there, but unfortunately it was quickly proven that he was indeed alive much to the dismay of many… and still is, sadly.

  15. ZealousidealBus9271 on

    While I would like him to be dead, he is probably just hiding himself like a coward because he knows he has a target on his back.

  16. If he’s alive and wanting to keep his whereabouts unknown there are ways to provide proof without doing an overly produced video

  17. Imaginary-Diamond-26 on

    This is a good candidate for the winner of “headline that most reflects how crazy shit is” of 2026.

  18. Both the 6 fingers and the weird coffee definitely scream AI. I’ve looked at both. Though the argument against him drinking coffee with his right hand, being a lefty, is laughable; most lefties are partially or completely ambidextrous and will switch hands depending on circumstances.

  19. Man the discourse around this is so goofy and stupid. It’s also full of misinformation and people peddling repeated falsities about flaws in the videos which aren’t actually there etc.

    Dude isn’t dead. If he was it’d be an insane level of cover-up for a country currently ‘at war’. Not being present in Israel is more likely, as admitting so would admit it’s not safe. But dead? Absolutely zero chance and anyone thinking otherwise is buying into an idiotic snowball of misinfo.

    It’s actually more concerning just how far this misinformation has gone.

  20. Logical_Welder3467 on

    IRGC bots promoting this theory to take attention away from Mojtaba that have not even appeared in pre recorded video for reasons

  21. clouded_constantly on

    The internet is an unusable propaganda sphere filled with bots and useful idiots everywhere now. Awesome. Totally cool that every western publication now is either state media or foreign funded propaganda.

  22. I never expected he was nor was I concerned, but now I am.

    Only an AI clone would try to convince us he’s not an Ai clone.

  23. Just eat a McDonald’s burger like their ceo did

    (Or whatever the cultural equivalent is)

  24. AutomatonApple on

    Even if he is alive, maybe we could all just pretend that him and the rest of the corrupt politicians are dead. Like pretending an annoying sibling doesn’t exist.

    Imagine Trump/Putin/Netanyahu’s teams trying to make hotel reservations, and every single person they call accuses them of playing a prank until they give up.