Accounts on social media circulated an image as being from the funeral of the victims of Fahil village, who were targeted by unknown assailants near the Masyaf bridge in the Homs countryside, and the image's publishers claimed that the people of Fahil village raised "non-Syrian" flags during the funeral, which indicated a "weak sense of belonging to the Syrian state".
As the Kashaf team followed up on the report and subjected the image to technical analysis, repetition appeared in the figures and motorcycles present at the funeral, and inconsistent movements appeared in the hands and the raised flags, which confirmed that this image was edited using artificial intelligence.
As the Kashaf team reviewed the funeral videos published by local pages and accounts, it became clear that no banners or flags were raised at the funeral, according to what those videos showed.
Why is this claim misleading?
Image fabricated with artificial intelligence: The claim relied on an image edited using artificial intelligence that does not match the original funeral videos, to suggest that "non-Syrian" flags were raised during the funeral and to cast doubt on the villagers' sense of belonging.
