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Images of Elon Musk’s hypersonic fighter jet found to be AI-generated

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FactSeeker observed images claiming to show Tesla owner Elon Musk designing a fighter jet circulating on social media, both in Sri Lanka and internationally.

by Anonymous |

November 7, 2024

At first glance, these images appear as the SpaceX X1 hypersonic fighter jet. However, FactSeeker conducted a search using Google Lens to verify the authenticity of these images and found no official photos of any fighter jets published by Tesla or SpaceX.

Furthermore, similar images titled “UFO Fighter Jet developed by Tesla” have also been discovered circulating in various foreign media.

Running the images through ‘Sightengine.com’ revealed that several of these images were generated using artificial intelligence (AI).

Additionally, it was noted that there are no official announcements or reports on the websites of Tesla or SpaceX regarding such a project.

Moreover, an article on the foreign website ‘Medium’ states that Elon Musk has revealed a concept for a UFO fighter jet.

The article can be found here: https://fixyourfin.medium.com/elon-musk-unveils-ufo-fighter-jet-that-defies-physics c3f990079e0e#:~:text=Elon%20Musk%20has%20stunned%20the%20world%20with,the%20mind%2Dblowing%20technology%20behind%20this%20incredible%20aircraft

However, there is no mention in that article of Musk currently working on such a project or having created such a jet.

Further investigation led FactSeeker to another article on a foreign website that examines the claims regarding this topic.

The article can be found here: https://www.slashgear.com/1692227/elon-musk-ufo-fighter-jet-is-it-real/

According to the article, there is currently no evidence, announcement, or any credible report confirming that Elon Musk is developing a fighter jet.

Accordingly, FactSeeker confirms that Musk has not developed or presented any kind of fighter jet in 2024, and that only a concept has been proposed. It is also confirmed that all images circulating, which are claimed to be of the fighter jet, are either edited or created by AI.

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