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Are iPhone Duo screens really cracking? Fake photos cloud ‘Crackgate’ as real cases emerge

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“Are iPhone Duo screens really cracking? Fake photos cloud ‘Crackgate’ as real cases emerge”

Within hours of the iPhone Duo going on sale on October 23, photos began spreading of brand-new phones with their inner screens split down the middle. By Sunday, the problem had a name, Crackgate. The phone sells for Dh8,499. That price makes every crack photo feel like a scandal. However, a close look at the coverage shows two stories tangled together: A real hardware failure of unknown scale, and an online pile of images inflated by reposts, jokes and at least one AI-altered picture. Apple…

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