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Tourist videos of Mount Etna eruption are real, not AI-generated

Euronews · 14 days ago
Euronews
Euronews
14 days ago

Online confusion has spread following Mount Etna's eruption on 2 June. Some users have called into question real footage of the incident, while others have shared old images of the volcano in action.

BreakdownGenerated by LeadStory AI
  • Mount Etna erupted with its most intense activity since early 2021. 16s
  • Some online users questioned the authenticity of tourist videos, claiming they were AI-generated. 43s
  • Fact-checkers confirmed the widely shared footage is authentic and not AI-generated. 55s
  • Viral images of a white mushroom cloud were found to be from a 2015 eruption, not the latest event. 1m 31s
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