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AI video verification for high-risk moments.
Clarity, context, defensibility.

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@coryalthoff https://t.co/LSgE2fkNTZ

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https://t.co/m805ChAuhe

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Iran released video claiming to show an F-35 strike. Before the geopolitical debate even starts, the first question has to be: is the footage real? That answer isn't simple. And it matters enormously.

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The F-35 story is a test case. Not just for Iran's claims, but for how media handles AI-manipulated defense footage going forward. We need better standards. The stakes are too high for vibes-based verification.

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https://t.co/mqpRwTnsjw

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A photo of bombed schoolgirl graves in Iran circulated globally. Editors and journalists asked the same question at the same time: real or AI? That uncertainty alone tells you something important about where we are right now.

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We built tools to catch manipulated media. We didn't build the media literacy to handle a world where every image is on trial. That gap is where trust goes to die.

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https://t.co/iS4DePzQ0F

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Iran. AI. Disinformation. Three words that should make every editor stop and ask: what exactly are we looking at, and how would we even know?

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That hesitation is the actual weapon. And right now, our verification infrastructure is still catching up to it.