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 it […]
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.” […]
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 […]
Claim: Multiple visuals show the dead body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the US-Israel joint airstrikes on the Islamic Republic on 28 February 2026. Fact: None of the images are authentic. On 1 March 2026, visuals emerged on social media allegedly showing the body of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei […]
Claim: A viral image circulating online claims to show a hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, burning after it was hit by an Iranian missile. Fact: The image is AI-generated and does not document a real missile strike or a verified incident. On 2 March 2026, Facebook user Qazi Wajid shared an image showing a […]
Claim: During a recent speech in the Knesset, posted on 26 February, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his support for Afghanistan and declared that Israel considers Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada as its partner. Fact: Analysis shows the video posted by the X user is a deepfake; Netanyahu did not declare any such support for […]