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The stock market briefly dipped after this seemingly AI-generated image fueled a hoax.
Twitter accounts followed by day traders and crypto fans passed around an image claiming there was an “explosion near the Pentagon” Monday morning, and as Insider notes, during the confusion, the markets briefly dipped.
However, the Arlington Fire Department and the Pentagon confirmed no such incident occurred. Just like the “Balenciaga Pope” pictures, the image shows several signs it was generated using AI.
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