Claim: A video shows Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Haifa, Israel amid the ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran. Fact: The video predates the ongoing war between Iran and the US and Israel; it likely shows an Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria from July 2025. On 28 February, a Facebook user posted a video apparently showing […]
Claim: A video shows an attack by Iran on Israel’s nuclear power plant amid the current Iran war. Fact: The video is old and appeared online in March 2017, with online publications linking it to an explosion at an arms depot in Ukraine. On 3 March, a Facebook user posted a video apparently showing an […]
Claim: A video shows people attacking the US embassy in Iraq after an Israeli airstrike killed Ali Larijani, a top Iranian national security official, during the Iran war. Fact: The video is not connected to the ongoing Iran war. It is from December 2019, when protesters in Iraq stormed the US embassy in Baghdad after […]
Claim: A video shows an Iranian retaliatory strike on a US base in Saudi Arabia when the war broke out on 28 February. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the current conflict. It appeared online in July 2024, with posts linking it to a massive fire at Hodeidah port in Yemen after Israeli […]
Claim: A video shows the Iranian Navy targeting a US Navy vessel in the Indian Ocean amid the ongoing war. Fact: The video circulating online is unrelated to the ongoing Iran war as it appeared online as early as July 2022. On 4 March, an X user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing the Iranian […]
Claim: An image shows a Pakistani fighter aircraft shot down by Afghanistan amid the ongoing conflict between the countries. Fact: The image is not from the ongoing war between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is old and appeared online as early as January 2020. On 28 February, an X user posted an image that apparently showed […]
Claim: A video shows an explosion in Nasir Bagh, Peshawar, in February 2026. Fact: The video was posted as far back as in July 2021, and likely depicting an incident at a port in Dubai. Moreover, there are no credible news reports to suggest that an explosion took place in Nasir Bagh, Peshawar recently. On […]
Claim: A video shows Afghan women protesting and chanting in support of Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan recently. Fact: The video is old and unrelated to the airstrikes, having appeared in July 2023 amid reports of Afghan women protesting the Taliban ban on beauty salons. Moreover, the clip is likely dubbed as the original version doesn’t […]
Claim: A video shows the US military buildup near Iran amid rising tensions between the two countries. Fact: The clip is unrelated to the current military buildup, and the various scenes that form the montage appeared as early as 2016. On 16 February, an X account posted a video (archive) purportedly showing the US military […]
Claim: A video shows Afghanistan striking Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes inside its territory in February 2026. Fact: The video is not recent. It likely shows a Russian attack on Ukraine as it was shared by publications indicating so in April 2025. On 25 February, an X user posted a video (archive) apparently showing Pakistan […]
Claim: A video shows attacks on Indian army soldiers in the Poonch and Baramulla areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in February 2026. Fact: The clip does not show any recent attack in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir as it appeared online as early as August 2024. Furthermore, no publications have reported on such an incident. […]
Claim: A video shows supporters of Imran Khan marching in protective gear amid the February 2026 nationwide PTI protests. Fact: The clip is old and appeared as early as November 2024. On 16 February, an X user posted a video (archive) apparently showing PTI demonstrators in protective gear. The description reads: “What is going on […]