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  • Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran

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    Does a viral video show footage of the downing of an Israeli aircraft released by Iran? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok channel posting gameplay footage from the online game DCS World. It was not released by Iranian authorities. The video appeared in a post on X (archived here) published on July 3, 2025 with a…

    • Jul 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane -- Footage NOT Released by Iran Game Video
  • Fact Check: Toddler Assaulted In Moscow, Russia, Airport Is NOT Iranian Citizen

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    Is a child who was slammed onto the floor at the Sheremetyevo airport an Iranian citizen? No, that's not true: According to the Iranian ambassador to Russia, the child seen in the viral video is Afghan. Earlier, a Russian regional commissioner for children's rights said that the critcally injured toddler comes from an Afghan family with Russian citizenship that resides…

    • Jun 25, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Toddler Assaulted In Moscow, Russia, Airport Is NOT Iranian Citizen Iran Denies
  • Fact Check: Statement About Night Of Champions In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Did NOT Originate From WWE

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    Did WWE issue an announcement saying that a World Wrestling Entertainment event scheduled for June 28, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, "will proceed as planned"? No, that's not true: What looked like a statement from the organization was first published on meme and satire pages. As of this writing, WWE hadn't cancelled the event, but also hadn't confirmed that its…

    • Jun 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Statement About Night Of Champions In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Did NOT Originate From WWE Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Viral Image Does NOT Prove Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Resigned As Of June 23, 2025

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    Did Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian publicly announce his resignation from office as of June 23, 2025? No, that's not true: As of this writing, no such dispatches appeared on websites of credible news outlets. The website of the Iranian president made no such public announcement. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on June 22, 2025.…

    • Jun 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Viral Image Does NOT Prove Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Resigned As Of June 23, 2025 No Reports
  • Fact Check: Images Do NOT Show Fires in Tel Aviv, Israel, After Iranian Strike -- Pics Display Signs Of Generative AI

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    Do viral images authentically document fires in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the aftermath of Iranian strikes during the June 2025 escalation of the conflict? No, that's not true: The set that purported to show a badly damaged building of a government-owned Israeli defense company displayed a wrong logo. No credible media organization published any of the images while reporting on…

    • Jun 23, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Images Do NOT Show Fires in Tel Aviv, Israel, After Iranian Strike -- Pics Display Signs Of Generative AI Wrong Logo
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Lightning Bolt During Nuclear Explosion As US Bombed Iran Nuclear Plant

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    Does a video authentically show a lightning strike during a nuclear blast at an Iranian nuclear facility during a U.S. bombing attack on June 22, 2025? No, that's not true: While Lead Stories cannot confirm whether the video is real or AI-generated, the same video was shared online at least two days before the U.S. attack on three nuclear facilities…

    • Jun 22, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Lightning Bolt During Nuclear Explosion As US Bombed Iran Nuclear Plant Old Video
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Military Base Under Soroka Hospital, Israel

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    Did a video shared widely in June 2025 show a real military base under Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel? No, that's not true: The computer-generated animation began as a satirical reference to earlier Israeli claims about the hiding of missiles in civilian contexts. The hospital was hit by an Iranian missile strike on June 19. The claim appeared in…

    • Jun 20, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Military Base Under Soroka Hospital, Israel Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People 'Leaving Tel Aviv In Droves'

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    Did a video of a large crowd walking through the streets of a city show people fleeing Tel Aviv en masse in June 2025? No, that's not true: The clip was recorded in Russia. It showed an annual pilgrimage organized by the Russian Orthodox Church. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on X on June 19, 2025. It…

    • Jun 19, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People 'Leaving Tel Aviv In Droves' Russia
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Transport Of Giant Missile In Iran Or Elsewhere -- Old Gas Plant Equipment Video

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    Does a viral video show some kind of giant missile being transported, and is it related to the current conflict between Iran and Israel? No, that's not true: The video, captioned in one social media post as "the weapon that Israel fear the most" is several years old. It appears to show the transport of some heavy equipment to a…

    • Jun 19, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Transport Of Giant Missile In Iran Or Elsewhere -- Old Gas Plant Equipment Video Not Missile
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Strike Happening During June 2025 Iran-Israel Conflict

    Fact Check

    Did a widely-shared video show a missile strike occurring during the June 2025 Iran-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The footage predated that particular round of escalation. It had been online since 2024. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on June 17, 2025. It consisted of a clip of missiles striking an urban environment at…

    • Jun 18, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Strike Happening During June 2025 Iran-Israel Conflict 2024
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