Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) posted an image of a missile with the Persian inscription: “In memory of the victims of Epstein Island.” Fact: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or the Iranian government have not shared any such photo to their official pages, and the viral image appears to […]
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: Visuals show a physical altercation in March 2026 between Israelis fleeing the country and staff at the Ben Gurion Airport amid the war with Iran. Fact: The visuals are old and unrelated. They are actually screenshots from a 2025 video showing a physical altercation between young Israelis and cinema staff. On 13 March 2026, […]
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: A video shows an attack from the Iranian forces on a nuclear plant in Israel amid the ongoing war. Fact: The video is unrelated to the Iran-Israel war and dates back to 2017. A Facebook user, Media Digital Khanpur Mahar posted a video that went viral amid tensions of the ongoing war, claiming […]
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: 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 […]
Author: Shameneh Majid Claim: Malala Yousafzai has not commented on the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, which was carried out during the opening of US-Israel joint airstrikes on 28 February 2026. Fact: Malala publicly condemned the attack on 1 March and called out Israel and the US for this […]
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.” […]