Washington DC [US], March 16 : US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) accused Iran of spreading artificial intelligence-generated disinformation about the ongoing conflict and criticised media organisations for reporting "false information" about damage to American military assets.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Iran has long been known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations. They are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at 'feeding' the very appreciative Fake News Media false information."
He also alleged that Tehran has begun using artificial intelligence (AI) as a "disinformation weapon".
"Now, A.I. has become another Disinformation weapon that Iran uses, quite well, considering they are being annihilated by the day," he said.
Trump said some visuals circulating online about Iranian attacks on ships are all "false information".
"They showed phony 'Kamikaze Boats,' shooting at various Ships at Sea, which looks wonderful, powerful, and vicious, but these Boats don't exist It's all false information to show how 'tough' their already defeated Military is!" he said.
The president also disputed reports that several American refuelling aircraft had been struck.
He said, "The five US Refueling Planes that were supposedly struck down and badly damaged, according to The Wall Street Journal's false reporting, and others, are all in service, with the exception of one, which will soon be flying the skies."
He also rejected claims that the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) had been attacked or set ablaze.
He said, "Buildings and Ships that are shown to be on fire are not It's FAKE NEWS, generated by AI. For instance, Iran, working in close coordination with the Fake News Media, shows our great USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier, one of the largest and most prestigious Ships in the World, burning uncontrollably in the Ocean. Not only was it not burning, it was not even shot at Iran knows better than to do that!"
Trump also criticised media organisations that reported the claims and said such outlets should face "Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information."
He said, "The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!"
He said Iran was losing militarily but was attempting to claim victories through "those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets."
"The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they 'win' are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets", the President said.
He added, "The Radical Leftwing Press knows this full well, but continues to go forward with false stories and LIES. That's why their Approval Rating is so low, and I can win a Presidential Election, IN A LANDSLIDE, getting only 5% positive Press They have no credibility!"
He also praised Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for reviewing broadcast licences of some media organisations.
"I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic 'News' Organizations."
Trump added that broadcasters receive public airwaves but use them "to perpetuate LIES".
He said, "They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES, both in News and almost all of their Shows, including the Late Night Morons, who get gigantic Salaries for horrible Ratings, and never get, as I used to say in The Apprentice, 'FIRED.'"
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