A fresh storm has erupted online after a new video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on X, just as viral rumours across social media began falsely declaring him dead. The footage, which shows Netanyahu interacting with civilians in Israel during rising regional tensions, was meant to shut down the speculation. Instead, it triggered a new wave of digital scrutiny. Online users quickly zoomed into a strange moment in the clip where the prime minister’s ring appears to briefly vanish as his hand moves, sparking claims that the video may have been altered or generated using artificial intelligence. WATCH

A sudden video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inside a cafe in Tel Aviv has set the internet on fire, but not for the reason you might think. The clip surfaced online just as wild rumours about Netanyahu’s alleged assassination began spreading across social media platforms. Within hours, the cafe footage was being circulated by Bibi himself as “proof” that he was alive and well. But the moment the video went viral, a new twist emerged, claims that the clip itself might actually be an AI-generated deepfake. Discussions intensified after Grok, the AI chatbot available on X, weighed in. The chatbot initially avoided commenting on the authenticity of the footage before later suggesting that the clip could be an “advanced AI deepfake.” WATCH