{"id":88447,"date":"2025-07-05T12:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=88447"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:16:09","slug":"yes-viral-video-of-tehrans-evin-prison-explosion-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/yes-viral-video-of-tehrans-evin-prison-explosion-is-ai-generated\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, viral video of Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison explosion is AI-generated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k77HUcUD4G7BtmDlt8W\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video purporting to showing an Israeli strike on Iran\u2019s Evin prison was shared all around the world, including major broadcasters and media outlets published said footage. 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