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Israeli PM Debunks Death Rumours with 'I'm Dead for Coffee' Video

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On March 15 evening following viral social media claims that he was killed in an alleged Iran missile strike and his speech contained AI, Benjamin Netanyahu released a light-hearted video from Tel Aviv mocking the rumors. In the clip posted to X (formerly Twitter), Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu humorously responds by stating "I am dead...

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on March 15 to mock viral rumors claiming his death in an Iranian missile strike.
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    The videos, posted across multiple languages and platforms including English (Mar 02:34), French (Dec 7) and Spanish/Portuguese/Russian/Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian/Greek/Malay/Turkish/Hindi/Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese/Afrikaans/Dutch/Norwegian, feature Netanyahu drinking coffee in a Tel Aviv shop.
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    Netanyahu explicitly referenced the rumor of his death being an AI-generated deepfake and mocked reports speculating he has six fingers due to doctored footage.
[Mar, unspecified year] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a light-hearted video from Tel Aviv coffee shop directly mocking viral social media rumors that he had been killed in an Iranian missile strike and his previous address was AI-generated.
(Dec 7) "Dying for Coffee:" A new English-language article reports Netanyahu's video as a dig at news speculating on death, noting the left hand having six fingers suggesting doctored footage."
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