Claim: Sources linked to the Kaaba and Saudi government have told news outlets that that a viral photograph tied to the “Epstein files” does not show the Kaaba’s Kiswa. Fact: Many reports making this claim are citing the Saudi news outlet Inside the Haramain as their source. The publication describes itself as a private, non-profit […]
Claim: A video shows Iran’s missiles hitting Israel during the war that started in February 2026. Fact: The video is old and unrelated. It actually shows MC Alger’s fans celebrating the Algerian football club’s anniversary. On 1 March 2026, Facebook user ‘Alam Sher Khan’ posted (archive) a video allegedly showing destruction in Israel due to […]
Claim: Bahrain’s interior ministry has confirmed the arrest of an Indian spy, an engineer, according to certain reports, who was working for Israel’s Mossad, and is likely to be given the death penalty. Fact: Bahrain’s interior ministry has not confirmed any arrests of Indian nationals for spying in Bahrain. On 10 March 2026, the Facebook […]
Claim: US President Donald Trump has said Islamabad warned Washington over comments allegedly made by Israeli officials about Pakistan being the second on its list to attack after Iran. He also said that their military is “already very high alert”. Fact: The video is doctored. Trump did not make any such remarks. On 2 March […]
Claim: A video circulating online shows Iranian soldiers launching missiles amid chants of Allahu Akbar. Fact: The video is a compilation of two clips, both of which are AI-generated. On 5 March a Facebook user posted a video with emojis of the Iranian flag, rocket, fire and a thumbs up sign as the caption. The […]
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: In a social media post, US President Donald Trump announced that he would “be creating the Hormuz Peace Board” and claimed that the US was fighting a war with Iran — “started” by Barack Obama and Joe Biden — “for over 47 years now”. Fact: The image of the Truth Social post is fake; […]
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: An Iranian shopkeeper put up a sign telling people to “take whatever” they need and “pay later after the war” that the US and Israel are waging against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Fact: The picture of the shop and the related sign is AI-generated. Towards the end of March 2026, multiple leading Pakistani […]
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: Two pictures show the dead body of Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, who was killed by Israel on 17 March 2026. Fact: The images are not of Larijani’s body as they predate his assassination. The visuals likely show Iraqi religious cleric Imam Shirazi, who passed away in 2001. On 19 March 2026, Facebook […]
Claim: A video shows a swarm of crows in Tel Aviv amid the ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran. Fact: The viral video appeared online as early as 3 April 2024 and was widely shared then in the context of a crow swarm in Texas. A video showing a swarm of crows in a parking […]