Republicans spent years attacking media for fabricating stories and demanding we learn to spot propaganda — then eagerly shared a completely fake AI image because it fit their Iran war narrative. They didn’t question it, didn’t verify it, didn’t care it was synthetic. This wasn’t about truth or media literacy; it was about believing what felt good, and that’s the real con.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/republicans-ai-image-us-plane-member-rescue-iran