Trump Exposes Iranian Disinformation: Artificial Intelligence is a Weapon of Disinformation
Tariq Al Hosani Warns “Question Everything You See, Your Mind Is the Target”
US President Donald Trump issued an unprecedented warning on March 16, 2026, describing artificial intelligence as a “weapon of disinformation” used by Iran to falsify the course of war events. In this war, the battle is no longer measured by the number of missiles, but by the volume of lies injected into the digital space.
Iran has opened a cognitive cyber front based on fabricating facts, manipulating minds, and creating a false heroic virtual illusion.
President Trump documented three specific cases of Iranian disinformation: fabricated footage of “suicide drone boats,” the use of artificial intelligence to depict a fake attack on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, and fabricated images of “250,000” Iranian protesters.
These accusations are supported by shocking figures, as Cyabra revealed that a single Iranian campaign achieved 145 million views across thousands of fake accounts, while Meta deleted hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian influence networks operating in a systematic and coordinated manner.
Breaching Collective Consciousness The Greatest Threat
This wave of disinformation does not target technical systems, but directly targets human perception itself. Here, societal awareness becomes essential in confronting these attacks.
Tariq Al Hosani, Founder and Chairman of Zero Gravity Group, confirms that what is happening goes beyond traditional propaganda, stating:
“Today, we are facing what is known as cognitive cyberattacks. These attacks do not target computer servers, but launch a direct assault on the human mind.
A complete digital reality is constructed through audio and visual fabrication, and information is heavily injected in the first moments of events, exploiting public shock and heightened emotions to establish a false narrative before the truth appears. The goal is to paralyze the ability of the audience to distinguish between reality and fabrication.”
He further explains the mechanism and extreme danger of these attacks:
“This strategy relies on what is known as first data poisoning. The human brain tends to hold on to the first piece of information it receives, and this vulnerability is exploited. Within minutes of any event, platforms are flooded with fabricated images, shaping the first impression for millions of users.
When the truth appears later, it arrives too late. Understanding this mechanism is the first line of defense, as the audience is being subjected to a systematic digital brainwashing process.”
He adds, emphasizing the fundamental solution to confront this threat:
“This war targets your mind above all else. The goal is not to convince you of one specific lie, but to overwhelm your ability to think and distinguish.
The only effective weapon is doubt before certainty do not believe what you see immediately. The human eye is far easier to deceive than a machine, and in this war your awareness is your first line of defense and your final weapon.”
A War Without Frontlines
Iran is investing in low-cost artificial intelligence tools such as deepfake video generation and satellite image manipulation to create costly chaos, aiming to produce a contaminated information environment where lies transform into accepted beliefs, a form of digital disgrace that buries truth deep in oblivion.
In the end, the battle is no longer decided on the ground alone. When the leader of the most powerful nation and technology experts warn of attacks targeting human consciousness, the question becomes: are we truly seeing reality, or are we trapped inside a matrix of lies
Doubt is no longer a choice, it is the first line of defense in a war fought with algorithms before weapons.
