A few clicks on a keyboard and suddenly Australia's most iconic building appears to be consumed by fire.

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Millions of people around the world saw the Sydney Opera House engulfed in flames, heard the panic and for a moment believed it was true.

But the stunt only proved that in the age of artificial intelligence, even Australia's most recognisable landmark can be turned into a mirage.

Twelve million people viewed the footage from just one of the Facebook posts that supposedly shows three angles of plumes of smoke and fla

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