Fact Check: Viral Image Of Toddler Looking At An Explosion Is AI-Generated 

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Amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, a widely shared image depicts a young child standing in what appears to be a building damaged by an explosion.

The image is shared on Facebook with a caption, “Heartbroken by the devastating impact of war on innocent lives, especially our children. Their voices should be filled with songs of joy, not cries of despair. Please pray for this to END!”

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FACT CHECK

NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE. 

Doing a Reverse Image Search, our team identified the official Twitter handle of a Turkish media outlet, dated October 10, 2023, with a caption: “Picture of life in Gaza drawn by Artificial Intelligence”. 

An AI-powered image verification tool also clarifies that the initial image was artificially generated by 85 per cent.

Thus, it is confirmed that the viral image is AI-generated, and not REAL. 

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