Claim: In an “explosive revelation”, CNN found that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government “surrendered” during the May 2025 conflict with Pakistan and that Indian officials called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio “twice and begged for a ceasefire”. This, the social media posts assert, lays bare Modi’s “masterstroke”. Fact: The video shows CNN International […]
Claim: Americans overwhelmingly prefer Pakistan and its military over India and Israel, according to a video compilation of street interviews. Fact: The video was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It has no basis in reality and the original creator’s social media profiles are almost entirely full of AI slop. On 2 May 2026, X […]
Claim: An image shows US President Donald Trump bowing down to Chinese President Xi Jinping while greeting each other at the US-China Summit this month. Fact: This claim is false. The viral image is AI-generated. On 23 May 2026, local news website The Pakistan Frontier posted an image on its Instagram page showing US President […]
Claim: Saudi Arabia has reportedly signalled that it will be the Kingdom’s responsibility to protect Iran in the event of an Israeli attack. Fact: Saudi Arabia has not made any such statement. On 25 May 2026, the Facebook page ‘DMS Global’ posted an image of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the following […]
Claim: The reel shows President Donald Trump leaning over a table and opening a notebook, after which Chinese Leader Xi Jinping walks away. Fact: This claim is false. The notebook in question belongs to President Trump. On 18 May 2026, Facebook user Atta Muhammad Kaloi posted a viral news video with the caption: ‘رمپ کی […]
Claim: A video shows Hezbollah’s attack on a secret Israeli headquarters in May 2026. Fact: The video appeared online in December 2025 and shows a fire that engulfed a market in St. Petersburg, Russia. On 23 May, multiple users posted a video apparently showing a building on fire after Hezbollah’s attack on Israel’s secret base. […]
Claim: A video shows Iran striking a US aircraft carrier early in March 2026. Fact: The video is old and appeared online as early as June 2025; it is not linked to the recent war. Furthermore, fact-checking publications like AFP and Lead Stories concluded that the video is likely not real. Early in March 2026, […]
Claim: The Washington Post reported that US President Donald Trump has accepted Iran as a nuclear power and signed a deal accepting all of Iran’s conditions. Fact: Trump has not signed any deal with Iran and has not accepted the country as a nuclear power. There is no such report by The Washington Post either, […]
Claim: A video shows journalist Fareed Zakaria calling Pakistan a “bridge” between South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, and the wider Muslim world. Fact: Zakaria has not made any such comments. The audio of the clip is likely AI-generated. On 14 May 2026, a page on X named Strategic Warfare shared a clip of journalist […]
Claim: During an emotional address, Giorgia Meloni stated, “America and Israel are killers of innocent children!! I am a mother, I cannot sit with murderers!!. Fact: Meloni did not make any such statement directly labelling the United States and Israel “killers of innocent children”. Moreover, the video in the claim shows her making speeches in […]
Claim: A video shows Israeli strikes on Lebanon in April 2026. Fact: The clip is old and appeared online as early as November 2023. Multiple users posted a clip apparently showing Israel bombing Lebanon in April 2026. One such Facebook post’s caption claims: “Israel is destroying Lebanon just like it was destroying Gaza…” The clip […]
Claim: A video shows Iran’s strikes on Tel Aviv during the recent US-Israel war with Iran. Fact: The video is old and appeared online as early as November 2025; therefore, it is not linked to the recent war. Moreover, social media posts and some Spanish-language publications linked the footage to an explosion near the Argentinian […]