These are unusual days for our country. The news never stops, alerts keep coming and our feeds refresh faster than we can tell what is reality and what feels like a dark nightmare that has gone on a little too long.
Adding to the confusion is the explosion of AI-generated deepfake videos showing attacks, explosions and disasters supposedly happening somewhere near us. Some look convincing enough to raise your heart rate, while others remind us that even in stressful times, a moment of comic relief can help us decompress.
In the meantime, we went on a small Instagram deep dive, collecting the most surreal AI-generated clips we could find — inspired, in part, by Greek national TV announcing that the two Greek frigates had anchored in the port of Nicosia!
Seen one that made you pause, laugh or question reality for a second?
Send it to us on Politis to the Point Instagram Messenger.
In the meantime, not a deepfake but a deep realisation: our fleeting, less-than-15-minutes moment on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
@thedailyshow Iran, take some advice from Jon Stewart: the worst thing you can do in a two-on-one is slap everyone else #DailyShow #Iran #US ♬ original sound - The Daily Show