The internet is rife with conspiracy theories that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been replaced by AI-generated deepfakes. These claims were made following a press conference live stream hosted by Netanyahu, where clips supposedly show him sporting extra fingers and drinking from a bottomless cup of coffee. Despite these claims, there is little evidence that Netanyahu is alive and that AI can clone real people, making it harder to prove otherwise. The run time of the video, which is nearly 40 minutes long, is also considered longer than the maximum clip lengths that can be generated by current AI video models. However, fact checkers including Snopes and the Poynter Institute’s Politifact have debunked these claims. The rise of AI manipulation is creating a crisis of trust among all parties involved in the ongoing conflict between Iran, Israel, and the US. The US administration has accused President Donald Trump of using AI as a “disinformation weapon” to depict successful attacks against the US, and calls for media outlets to be charged with treason for disseminating false information.