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  • Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Actual Images of Iran Shooting Down U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet

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    Is this real footage of an American F-15 fighter jet being shot down by Iran? No, that's not true: The clip appears to come from a military simulation video game, and the same video was posted online about a month before the reported shootdown of a U.S. F-15 in Iran in early April 2026. An online AI detection tool estimated…

    • Apr 3, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Fake Video Does NOT Show Actual Images of Iran Shooting Down U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Video Game
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missiles Destroying U.S. Navy Warship In Strait Of Hormuz

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    Does a real video show Iranian missiles destroying a U.S. Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: There are no credible news reports of such an attack, and the clip appears to be from a military simulation video game known for its realistic graphics. There is no evidence that Iranian missiles hit an American military vessel…

    • Mar 26, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missiles Destroying U.S. Navy Warship In Strait Of Hormuz Video Game
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missile Striking Or Sinking U.S.S. 'Abraham Lincoln' -- U.S. Military Denies Attack

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    Does a viral clip prove that Iran sank the American aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" involved in the military operation in the region? No, that's not true: The U.S. military denied the rumors twice. No credible media organizations reported the purported news and there were no higher quality versions of the clip or different angles available. The claim appeared in a…

    • Mar 2, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missile Striking Or Sinking U.S.S. 'Abraham Lincoln' -- U.S. Military Denies Attack U.S. Denies
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln On Fire After Iran Missile Attack -- Old Game Video

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    Does a video show the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln burning in the Red Sea after being hit by Iranian missiles in 2026? No, that's not true: The video appears to have been generated by the Arma 3 video game. It first appeared online on June 23, 2025, in a post making a similar false claim during the 12-day war…

    • Mar 1, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln On Fire After Iran Missile Attack -- Old Game Video Old Fake Video
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Fighter Jets Involved In Real Dogfight Over Iran -- It's Game Video

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    Does a video show U.S. fighter jets in a real dogfight over Iran in the Feb. 28, 2026, conflict? No, that's not true: The clip from a video game was posted on a U.S. Army spoof account two days ahead of the conflict and has been circulating on social media since at least May 2025. It was originally purported to…

    • Feb 28, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Fighter Jets Involved In Real Dogfight Over Iran -- It's Game Video Video Game
  • Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Destruction of Russian Strategic Bombers

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    Does a viral video really show the destruction of "40 Russian strategic bombers" of type TU-95 destroyed by a "daring Ukrainian FPV-drone swarm raid"? No, that's not true: This particular viral social media footage originates from the video game ARMA3. It does not depict the actual drone strikes reported on by worldwide media on June 1, 2025. The video (archived…

    • Jun 2, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Destruction of Russian Strategic Bombers Video Game
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Houthi Missile Struck USS Eisenhower In June 2024 -- It's From 2020 Fire On Another Ship

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    Does a video show the aftermath of a Houthi missile strike on the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier in June 2024? No, that's not true: The video is from 2020 and shows a smoking fire on the naval vessel USS Bonhomme Richard at the Navy's base in San Diego. The incident was widely reported at the time by major news outlets.…

    • Jun 4, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Houthi Missile Struck USS Eisenhower In June 2024 -- It's From 2020 Fire On Another Ship 2020 Video
  • Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Houthi Missile Strike Against USS Eisenhower In June 2024 -- It's Screenshot From Arma 3

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    Does a picture show the Houthis striking the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with a missile in June 2024? No, that's not true: The image used to substantiate the claim was pulled from the video game Arma 3. Additionally, such an attack has not occurred at the time of writing. The claim appeared in a post on X, formerly Twitter, (archived…

    • Jun 4, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Houthi Missile Strike Against USS Eisenhower In June 2024 -- It's Screenshot From Arma 3 Video Game Pic
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Anti-Bunker Missile Strike In Yemen -- It's Gamer Video From Arma 3

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    Does a video show a U.S. "bunker buster" missile strike in Yemen against an Iranian facility, as claimed in a Facebook post? No, that's not true: The video is a copy of YouTube video of gameplay from "Arma 3," a tactical shooter video game. Since the game is highly customizable, it has frequently been used to spread online misinformation. The…

    • Apr 1, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Anti-Bunker Missile Strike In Yemen -- It's Gamer Video  From Arma 3 Video Game
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'The New Iron Beam In Full Display' -- It's From A Video Game

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    Does a video on social media capture a brand-new Israeli defense system in action during the October 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: At the time, Iron Beam was not known for being employed by the Israeli forces. The video on social media presented a cropped version of an Arma-3 game simulation. The claim appeared in a post (archived…

    • Oct 16, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'The New Iron Beam In Full Display' -- It's From A Video Game Video Game
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