{"id":1810,"date":"2026-07-08T15:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/08\/regime-supporters-and-opposition-share-ai-generated-images-of-khameneis-funeral\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:51:18","slug":"regime-supporters-and-opposition-share-ai-generated-images-of-khameneis-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1810","title":{"rendered":"Regime supporters and opposition share AI-generated images of Khamenei\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Regime supporters and opposition share AI-generated images of Khamenei\u2019s funeral<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        Both supporters of the Iranian regime and members of the opposition have been sharing AI-generated images of funeral services held in early July for Iran&#8217;s late supreme leader\u00a0Ayatollah\u00a0Ali Khamenei\u00a0\u2013 killed during a US-Israeli strike on February 28.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-08T15:32:17+00:00\">08\/07\/2026 &#8211; 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Khamenei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/asia-pacific\/20260301-iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-khamenei-dies-killed\" target=\"_self\"><u>was killed<\/u><\/a> on February 28 during the first days of a bombing campaign on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a> carried out by the United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The authorities said that several million Iranians attended the funeral, though these numbers can\u2019t be independently verified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260706-khamenei-funeral-procession-begins-in-tehran-draws-massive-crowds-of-mourners\" target=\"_self\"><u>many people did attend the funeral<\/u><\/a>, as shown by photos taken by international media outlets, fake images of the event have also been circulating online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A massive crowd at the Grand Mosalla Mosque?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A social media user who often expresses support for the Iranian regime posted a video on July 4 showing an enormous crowd on the grounds of the Grande Mosalla Mosque, an important religious and political site in Tehran, where the supreme leader\u2019s body lay in state. The video garnered more than 370,000 views on X.<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ566069-F24-EN-20260707\" class=\"m-em-flash\" data-xtwitter-script><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                This video of Tehran\u2019s Grand Mosalla mosque, posted online on July 4, 2026, was generated by AI. Source: X<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">While the building in the video does in some ways resemble the Grand Mosalla Mosque, with its rows of arcades along the sides and a cupola flanked by two minarets, it also has several key differences\u00a0\u2013 the first clue that the image was generated by AI.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first key difference is that, in the video shared online, the Grand Mosalla\u2019s dome looks beige-coloured, while it is actually blue in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/vid%C3%A9o\/20260704-d%C3%A9but-officiel-de-l-hommage-public-au-guide-supr%C3%AAme-iranien-ali-khamenei-%C3%A0-t%C3%A9h%C3%A9ran\" target=\"_self\"><u>video of the site filmed by FRANCE 24 on July 4.<\/u><\/a> Moreover, there is a large arch located between the building\u2019s two minarets, framing the dome. In the video posted online, this structure is missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/37acd586-7a25-11f1-a3ca-005056a97e36\/w:980\/image6-43.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/37acd586-7a25-11f1-a3ca-005056a97e36\/w:246\/image6-43.png 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/37acd586-7a25-11f1-a3ca-005056a97e36\/w:388\/image6-43.png 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/37acd586-7a25-11f1-a3ca-005056a97e36\/w:720\/image6-43.png 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/37acd586-7a25-11f1-a3ca-005056a97e36\/w:980\/image6-43.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"At left, an AI-generated video. At right, images filmed by FRANCE 24 on July 4, 2026, in Tehran.\" style=\"max-height:388px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                At left, an AI-generated video. At right, images filmed by FRANCE 24 on July 4, 2026, in Tehran. Outlines by the FRANCE 24 Observers team.        \u00a9 X, FRANCE 24    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>A massive crowd near Azadi Tower?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Other pro-Khamenei social media users shared an image they said showed the crowd who attended ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral gathered in front of another important Tehran monument, the Azadi Tower. This image garnered more than 100,000 views across a number of different X posts. It was also picked up and used by a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/ovJzn\" target=\"_blank\"><u>African media outlets.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5ce24656-7a25-11f1-9fa7-005056bf30b7\/w:980\/image2-117.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5ce24656-7a25-11f1-9fa7-005056bf30b7\/w:246\/image2-117.png 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5ce24656-7a25-11f1-9fa7-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/image2-117.png 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5ce24656-7a25-11f1-9fa7-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/image2-117.png 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/5ce24656-7a25-11f1-9fa7-005056bf30b7\/w:980\/image2-117.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"This image of Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral, posted online on July 4, 2026, was actually generated by AI.\" style=\"max-height:592px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                This image of Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral, posted online on July 4, 2026, was actually generated by AI.        \u00a9 X    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, this image was also generated by AI. SynthID, ChatGPT\u2019s tool for detecting AI-generated images, revealed that the image contains a watermark indicating that it was produced by ChatGPT\u2019s artificial image generator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8aef2c8a-7acf-11f1-9b4b-005056bf30b7\/w:980\/synthid1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8aef2c8a-7acf-11f1-9b4b-005056bf30b7\/w:246\/synthid1.jpg 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8aef2c8a-7acf-11f1-9b4b-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/synthid1.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8aef2c8a-7acf-11f1-9b4b-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/synthid1.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/8aef2c8a-7acf-11f1-9b4b-005056bf30b7\/w:980\/synthid1.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"The results after running the image through SynthID.\" style=\"max-height:448px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                The results after running the image through SynthID.        \u00a9 SyntID    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The photo generated by AI has several key differences when compared with a satellite image of Azadi Square, where the tower is located, posted by the site <a href=\"https:\/\/soaratlas.com\/maps\/asia-iran-islamic-republic-of-azadi-tower-crowd-tehran-iran-july-6th-2026-141915?basemap=Google+Satellite&amp;pos=35.69947167171904,51.33370020479792,16.07&amp;__cf_chl_f_tk=2bi72XUiPdJFbnonRsQWO_r2JTOgMXac55uwUDkVZig-1783433922-1.0.1.1-ekxl2k1J1QZJv2u7oRTOuwWh9djLDiRdVQuVrFAMCWc\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Soar<\/u><\/a> and captured on July 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First of all, the AI-generated image shows what looks like two rows of trees near the square\u2019s exits. However, there is no sign of these trees in the satellite image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The satellite image also shows that there are no buildings towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/soaratlas.com\/maps\/asia-iran-islamic-republic-of-azadi-tower-crowd-tehran-iran-july-6th-2026-141915?basemap=Google+Satellite&amp;pos=35.69947167171904,51.33370020479792,16.07&amp;__cf_chl_f_tk=2bi72XUiPdJFbnonRsQWO_r2JTOgMXac55uwUDkVZig-1783433922-1.0.1.1-ekxl2k1J1QZJv2u7oRTOuwWh9djLDiRdVQuVrFAMCWc\" target=\"_blank\"><u>south of the square, <\/u><\/a>while there seems to be a row of buildings in the AI-generated image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/b9e7ad6e-7a25-11f1-b0b3-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/image1-147.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/b9e7ad6e-7a25-11f1-b0b3-005056bfb2b6\/w:246\/image1-147.png 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/b9e7ad6e-7a25-11f1-b0b3-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/image1-147.png 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/b9e7ad6e-7a25-11f1-b0b3-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/image1-147.png 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/b9e7ad6e-7a25-11f1-b0b3-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/image1-147.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"At left, a satellite image of Azadi Square taken on July 6, 2026. At right, an AI-generated image.\" style=\"max-height:272px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                At left, a satellite image of Azadi Square taken on July 6, 2026. At right, an AI-generated image. Outlines added by the FRANCE 24 Observers team.        \u00a9  X, Soar    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Did a dissident rapper really attend the funeral?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another image of the funeral was shared by members of the opposition who support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/reza-pahlavi\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Reza Pahlavi<\/a>, the son of the late Shah of Iran. This image garnered more than 234,000 views on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrisonerN11\/status\/2073633680791072977\" target=\"_blank\"><u>X<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The image appears to show rapper Toomaj Salehi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/8055\/2024\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>a dissident who has been threatened by the regime,<\/u><\/a> being interviewed by Fars, a news agency closely linked to the Iranian regime. In the image, the dissident rapper stands in the crowd carrying a flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran, making it appear that he betrayed the opposition and, instead, honoured the supreme leader during his funeral.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a53189e0-7ac4-11f1-bf30-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/post-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a53189e0-7ac4-11f1-bf30-005056bfb2b6\/w:246\/post-1.jpg 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a53189e0-7ac4-11f1-bf30-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/post-1.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a53189e0-7ac4-11f1-bf30-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/post-1.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/a53189e0-7ac4-11f1-bf30-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/post-1.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"This image of the rapper Toomaj Salehi, posted on July 5, 2026, was generated by AI.\" style=\"max-height:683px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                This image of the rapper Toomaj Salehi, posted on July 5, 2026, was generated by AI.        \u00a9 X    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, if you run this image through ChatGPT\u2019s AI-detection tool SynthID, it shows that the image was, in fact, generated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/chatgpt\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">ChatGPT<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, if you look at the microphone that Salehi is holding, you\u2019ll see that the letters on it aren\u2019t in Persian. They are completely illegible\u00a0\u2013 a tell-tale sign for AI, which still struggles to generate text.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--original m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/9c8074ae-7acf-11f1-9a3a-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/synthid2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/9c8074ae-7acf-11f1-9a3a-005056bfb2b6\/w:246\/synthid2.jpg 246w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/9c8074ae-7acf-11f1-9a3a-005056bfb2b6\/w:388\/synthid2.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/9c8074ae-7acf-11f1-9a3a-005056bfb2b6\/w:720\/synthid2.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/9c8074ae-7acf-11f1-9a3a-005056bfb2b6\/w:980\/synthid2.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 1024px) 850px\" alt=\"The results shown by SynthID.\" style=\"max-height:437px\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                The results shown by SynthID.        \u00a9 SynthID    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This post could be linked to splits within the Iranian opposition between those who are pro- and anti- Reza Pahlavi, apparent in the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaveh9911\/status\/2073808189280206957?s=20\" target=\"_blank\"><u>comments on the X post featuring the image.<\/u><\/a> Salehi, who opposes the regime, also isn\u2019t a supporter of the monarchy, which has resulted in criticism from those who favour the Shah\u2019s eldest son.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article has been translated from <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/moyen-orient\/20260708-obs%C3%A8ques-khamenei-images-cr%C3%A9%C3%A9es-ia-progouvernement-opposition\" target=\"_self\"><em><u>the original in French<\/u><\/em><\/a><em> by Brenna Daldorph.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"o-sidebar__aside\">\n<div 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