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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to shut down speculation about AI videos, death rumours and having ‘six fingers’ – but a video filmed in an Israeli coffee shop on Sunday in Jerusalem fuelled even more speculation.
“Prime minister, you know, on the web they are saying you are actually dead,” the journalist said.
“I am dead crazy about coffee. I am dead crazy about my people. Look how they are behaving, fantastic. Do you want to count the number of my fingers?” he responded, showing each hand to the camera.
However, the behaviour of the coffee in the cup – and the seemingly odd way it appeared to move led to more online theories about alleged AI generation. Online users also flagged an odd looking ‘customer in a mask’ behind the counter and the strange appearance of his pocket – and how the fabric behaved as he put his left hand into it.
A video earlier address also available here appeared to show Netanyahu with six fingers on one hand. The clip quickly went viral, with some users suggesting the footage may have been generated using AI – and that he could be ‘dead’ – although some claimed it was a trick of the light.
Speculation grew after Netanyahu was not seen at several high-level meetings linked to the escalation with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Online discussions also pointed to a drop in posts by his son, Yair Netanyahu, on X, where he had previously been very active.
At the same time, clips from a television interview with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spread online after he was suddenly called to the White House Situation Room during the broadcast. Some users linked the moment to the claims about Netanyahu, although no evidence connected the events.
“We are doing things I cannot share with you now, but we are doing things; we are hitting Iran with strength, even today. In Lebanon, too, we continue,” Netanyahu justified his absence, “And thank you for the coffee. It is excellent. Don’t know about calories; it looks very dangerous to me.”
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