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Grok, Is That Gaza? AI Image Checks Mislocate News Photographs

Grok falsely claimed this image of an emaciated Gazan girl by AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa was from Yemen (Credit: AFP)

This image by AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza, where Israel's blockade has fuelled fears of mass famine in the Palestinian territory.

But when social media users asked Grok where it came from, X boss Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot was certain that the photograph was taken in Yemen nearly seven years ago.

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