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: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would provide missiles to Iran if they send a formal request, warning that even a single missile could be enough to devastate Israel. Fact: There is no credible evidence that Kim Jong Un made such a statement about supplying missiles to Iran in connection with […]
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 […]
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 rockets that were fired towards Parachinar in Kurram amid recent tensions in the region. Fact: The video is actually from 13 April 2024, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli artillery positions in response to their military strikes in southern Lebanon. On 24 September, X user @_Saira_Khan787 posted a video (archive) that […]
Claim: A video shows destruction in Israel after the recent missile attack by Iran. Fact: The first 14 seconds of the video are unrelated, and actually show a football-related celebration in Algeria from September 2023. However, the rest of the clip shows Iranian missiles landing in Israel on 1 October 2024. On 2 October 2024, […]
Claim: Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector, claimed on social media that during the recent Iranian attack on Israel’s Nevatim air base, not a single Iranian missile was intercepted. Fact: This claim is false. Evidence from multiple sources confirms that some Iranian missiles were indeed intercepted. On 13 April 2024, Iran launched an attack […]