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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Burning Plane, Airport Terminal In Dubai

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    Is this a real video of a burning plane and airport terminal in Dubai? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the video as 99.8% likely to be AI-generated. Dubai International Airport did sustain "minor damage" following an Iranian strike, an airport official said, but the fake video does not show it. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Mar 3, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Burning Plane, Airport Terminal In Dubai Fabricated Vid
  • 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: FAKE Video Shows Burj Khalifa On Fire Amid US Attack On Iran -- It's AI

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    Is a video showing the Burj Khalifa skyscraper on fire amid the U.S. attack on Iran real? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the image 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. There were explosions due to retaliation from Iran in the United Arab Emirates near the skyscraper in Dubai, but the building itself was not hit or on…

    • Mar 2, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Burj Khalifa On Fire Amid US Attack On Iran -- It's AI AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Soldier Named 'Bishop' Crying After Attack 'In The Gulf'

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    Does a video show an American soldier named Bishop in "the Gulf" crying because his shattered phone screen prevents him from seeing his daughter's face? No, that's not true: The clip is AI-generated and comes from a social media page known for posting fake videos. It contains several AI "hallucinations" and red flags typical of AI-generated content, such as distorted…

    • Mar 2, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Soldier Named 'Bishop' Crying After Attack 'In The Gulf' AI Video
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Women In Iran Removing Burqas, Burning Pictures Of Khamenei After He Died In U.S.-Israeli Strikes In 2026

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    Does a video show women in Iran removing burqas and then burning pictures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he died in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February 2026? No, that's not true: The clip being shared does not show people in Iran after recent strikes. It instead shows a demonstration in Paris from January 2026, when a group of activists…

    • Mar 2, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Women In Iran Removing Burqas, Burning Pictures Of Khamenei After He Died In U.S.-Israeli Strikes In 2026 Paris ≠ Iran
  • Fact Check: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Bono Or Your Favorite Celeb Did NOT Donate $5 Million To Help Iran Elementary School Destroyed In Airstrike

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    Did Neil Diamond, Eminem, Coco Gauff or any of a long list of celebrities donate $5 million to provide emergency relief and medical aid following the tragic elementary school strike in southern Iran? No, that's not true: The false claim that at least 20 sports, entertainment and political celebs made such contributions was created and distributed by a spam factory…

    • Mar 1, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Bono Or Your Favorite Celeb Did NOT Donate $5 Million To Help Iran Elementary School Destroyed In Airstrike Viet Spam
  • 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: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Did NOT Address The World After Reports Of His Death

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    Did Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei address the world, proving that he is still alive? No, that's not true: The video circulating on social media is from a speech by Khamenei broadcast more than two weeks earlier on Feb. 11, 2026. He died on Feb. 28, 2026, in an airstrike targeting his compound in Tehran, according to Iranian state…

    • Feb 28, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Did NOT Address The World After Reports Of His Death Old 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 Does NOT Show Fire At Tel Aviv Munitions Storage Building During Iran Attack on Israel In 2026 -- It's A 2024 Apartment Fire

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    Does a video of a fire recorded from a balcony in Tel Aviv show the aftermath of a missile attack on Israel on February 28, 2026? No, that's not true: The video was shared on social media on October 26, 2024, and there was no claim that a missile started the fire or that the building was used to store…

    • Feb 28, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Fire At Tel Aviv Munitions Storage Building During Iran Attack on Israel In 2026 -- It's A 2024 Apartment Fire 2024 Fire
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    Fact Check: NO Evidence Barron Trump Bought $30 Million In Oil 2 Days Before Iran War Started

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    • Mar 10, 2026
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