Incident #890·Misinformation

AI-Generated Images of the Iconic Hollywood Sign Reportedly on Fire Circulating on Social Media

January 8, 20252 reportsView on AIID

Description

During the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, AI-generated images of the iconic Hollywood Sign being on fire circulated on social media.

Alleged Deployers

Alleged Developers

Harmed Parties

Risk Domain

Misinformation

Risk Subdomain

3.1. False or misleading information

MIT Risk Profile

AIUnintentionalPost-deployment

Databaseaiid

LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0

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