Adobe Stock is selling AI-generated images of the Israel-Hamas war alongside real ones.

Adobe's stock-image service, which dates back to 2015, requires AI-generated content to be labeled as such. However, as Australian news site Crikey reports, websites across the internet have been using them without disclosing they are generated by AI.

Given the charged online atmosphere surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, the use of fake images on news stories could further inflame tensions, as well as hurt people's ability to decipher legitimate content from misinformation.

Crikey speculates that many of the sites using AI-generated images might not have noticed they were fake since the AI imagery looks quite real. The images above are from Adobe Stock if you search for Hamas. Results include a mix of real and AI-generated images, though you can filter out AI-generated shots.

“Adobe Stock is a marketplace that requires all generative AI content to be labeled as such when submitted for licensing," Adobe said in a statement. "These specific images were labeled as generative AI when they were both submitted and made available for license in line with these requirements. We believe it’s important for customers to know what Adobe Stock images were created using generative AI tools."

Ultimately, it's up to the websites to use such images responsibly, but Adobe says it's trying to reduce this type of usage as much as it can.

"Adobe is committed to fighting misinformation, and via the Content Authenticity Initiative, we are working with publishers, camera manufacturers and other stakeholders to advance the adoption of Content Credentials, including in our own products. Content Credentials allows people to see vital context about how a piece of digital content was captured, created or edited including whether AI tools were used in the creation or editing of the digital content.”