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“This is a genuine image, taken by a journalist in Iran on Monday, March 9, 2026. The analysis shared by the Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute is fundamentally flawed: it is dishonestly based on a re-posted version of the originally published image, which misrepresents standard image compression behavior. The New York Times does not use A.I. to generate or manipulate images to represent real events; we rely on the work of human beings to bear witness, gather the facts, and help readers better understand the world.”

— Nicole Taylor, a spokesperson for The New York Times

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7:43 PM · Mar 11, 2026

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