Social media accounts posted a photo claiming to be of a “ghost submarine that I uncovered.” Egypt finally”. But this is aThis is an incorrect claim, because the image is generated bartificial intelligence. Also, no official body in Egypt has announced the entry of any new submarine into service in the naval forces. #FactCheck
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The picture shows a submarine in a port with the Egyptian flag raised on it, and people gathered on it. It spread in accounts with a comment (without intervention): “The Egyptian stealth submarine comes out in public and causes terror and alert in the Mediterranean basin in a surprise that will turn all the scales.”
Image circulated with false allegations (Facebook)
The truth of the picture
However, the research revealed that the image includes elements indicating that it was created by artificial intelligence:
– Repetition of groups of people on the dock next to the submarine, and the bodies of people distorted or fused on and next to the submarine.
– There are clear errors and distortions in the texts written on the submarine’s hull and the banner installed on top of the crane (Tah Al-Nil and Pride of Industry).
The result of examining the image on sites specialized in detecting counterfeiting, such as: Hive ModerationIt’s probably 99.9% AI generated.
The result of checking the video on the Hive Moderation website
Also, the technical examination of the image circulated, through the digital forensic verification tool Forensic on the InVid platform, showed strong indications of digital manipulation, represented by an error level map that highlighted heterogeneous areas in the image and appeared clearly in blue and purple colors.
Digital verification also showed the presence of artificial edges within the image elements.
Image analysis result by Invid
Image analysis result by Invid
Latest news about Egypt receiving a new submarine
In addition, the image was generated by artificial intelligence, which was not announced ministry Defense Egyptian A new submarine enters service.
And another one comes back News published by the Ministry About receiving a new submarine until August 2, 2021. It was titled: “The arrival of the German submarine (S-44) to the Alexandria base to join the naval forces.”
It stated that the German-made S-44 submarine (209/1400) arrived at the base at that time. Alexandria Navy, coming from the port of Kiel BGermany After she sailed with her Egyptian crew.
A screenshot of the news published on the Syrian Ministry of Defense website on August 2, 2021
The Ministry said that the accession of the S-44 submarine represents an enhancement of the naval forces’ combat capabilities, preservation of the country’s economic capabilities in the Mediterranean and Red Seas, and securing… Suez Canal And maintaining maritime security.
She indicated that the arrival of this submarine comes in accordance with the timetable specified for the contract between Egypt and Germany, as it received… Cairo Under it, 4 submarines of the same type will be purchased during the period from 2017 to 2021.
