Fabricated image rocks social media: Alleged meeting between Lebanon’s ambassador and Israel’s ambassador

Some websites and social media platforms circulated an image showing Lebanon’s ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh Mouawad, shaking hands with the Israeli ambassador in Washington, on the sidelines of a meeting held yesterday in the US capital.

In this context, the Factcheck-Lebanon team at the Ministry of Information explained that, after verification with official sources and a technical examination of the circulated image, it was found to have been generated using artificial intelligence technologies.

The team pointed to clear errors in the image, particularly in the details of the Lebanese flag, where there was a flaw in the depiction of the cedar tree, confirming that it is not authentic.