AI Incident Database - Incident 719
Source evidence cited by public records. This page shows where the source is used, its trust tier, and when it was last checked in the seed.
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- general-public
entity | 29 June 2026 | 70%
general-public - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- x-(twitter)-users
entity | 9 June 2026 | 70%
x-(twitter)-users - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- iranians
entity | 15 June 2024 | 70%
iranians - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- israelis
entity | 15 June 2024 | 70%
israelis - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Grok AI on X Created and Promoted False Iran Missile Strike News
event | 15 June 2024 | 78%
On April 4, 2024, X's AI chatbot Grok generated a false headline claiming "Iran Strikes Tel Aviv with Heavy Missiles," which was then promoted on X's trending news section. This misinformation, fueled by user spamming of fake news, falsely indicated a serious international conflict. The incident highlighted significant risks associated with relying on AI for content curation and demonstrated the potential for widespread dissemination of harmful misinformation.