A Nigerian social media user has apologised after admitting that she fabricated an image showing an itel Power Tank purportedly damaged by an explosion.
The user, Enori, acknowledged that the image was created with artificial intelligence and that the alleged incident never occurred.
The image was shared on X with a claim that an itel product had exploded because it was overcharging. Enori later deleted the post after it attracted attention and apologised to itel, its customers and people who may have believed the image was genuine.
“I made a post three days ago claiming that itel solar fan exploded and that it was overcharging, which I used AI to create. It didn’t happen,” she said.
Enori said she understood the potential impact of false claims on a brand and promised not to repeat the act.
“I know what it feels like to have a brand and for someone to just try to bring it down, and it was never my intention,” she said. “I didn’t know it would go this far. I didn’t even think of it, and I’ll never do it again.”
The admission followed a warning from itel over the circulation of the image.
In a disclaimer posted on X on Wednesday, the company described the image as fabricated and warned that it would take legal action against deliberate attempts to use AI-generated images, manipulated material or false claims to misrepresent its products or mislead customers.
The itel Power Tank is marketed as a portable power station for backup electricity. The company says the device uses lithium iron phosphate batteries and includes protection systems covering battery management, overheating, over-voltage, overload and short circuits.
Enori’s admission confirms that the image does not document an actual explosion involving an itel Power Tank. No verified incident corresponding to the image has been established.
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