Claim: Video shows a building in Tel Aviv on fire after an Iranian air strike. Fact: The viral clip is from a fire at a gas station in Syria in April 2025. On 16 March 2026, X user @HarmeetSinghPK shared a video showing a massive blaze, writing, “کل رات ایرانی حملوں کے نتیجے میں Tel […]
Claim: A video shows an attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house by Iran, which “fired seven drones and hypersonic missiles”, in March 2026. Fact: The video actually shows the 9/11 attacks. On 9 March 2026, Facebook page ‘Doctor ilyas’ posted (archive) a video showing a building being struck by an aircraft, causing a […]
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: Indian army chief General Upendra Dwivedi admitted that India shared Iranian warship Iris Dena’s location with Israel. Fact: The claim is false. The audio in the viral clip was likely synthetically generated and overlaid onto genuine footage of the Indian army chief. A Facebook user shared a video with the following caption: “بھارت نے […]
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: A video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on fire following an Iranian strike. Fact: The viral clip predates the ongoing conflict and actually shows a residential house fire in Galloway Township, New Jersey. A Facebook user shared a video showing a house on fire. It contained the following text: “بریکنگ نیوز دل […]
Claim: A video circulating online is claiming to show Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral. Fact: The video was shared on social media as early as October 2025, and is unrelated. Secondly, the funeral of Khamenei has not taken place yet. Therefore, the claim overall is false. On 1 March, a video was posted […]
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 a female Iranian military officer recording herself while showcasing Iran’s fighter jets. Fact: The viral video is AI-generated. A video circulating online appears to show a woman dressed in what seems to be a military uniform filming herself near fighter jets. In the clip, she says, “Habibi, come to Iran.” The […]
Claim: A video shows Israeli citizens scrambling in panic after Iranian missile strikes. Fact: The viral clip does not depict real events. It is AI-generated. On 3 March, Instagram account @islambrief shared a video containing the following text: “The way Israel tormented the children of Gaza, it is now suffering similarly from Iran’s missile attacks.” […]
Claim: A video shows BM-21 rockets strike by Afghanistan at Pakistan during the recent escalation between the two countries. Fact: The claim is false as the video is not from 2026 or related to the recent Pak-Afghan escalations. It was shared earlier in 2018, with posts linking it to the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]
Claim: Video shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s final moments before he was killed by a US-Israel air-strike. Fact: The viral clip is AI-generated. Following Khamenei’s death in a US-Israeli air-strike, a video was shared online claiming to show his last moments. It contained the following text: “ایرانی سپریم لیڈر آیت اللہ علی خامنائی […]