Does a video really show footage of the U.S. striking an Iranian fighter jet in "combat action" over the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: The video was posted by a self-described parody account on social media. It also appears the footage shows Russian aircraft and was clipped from a video game.
The claim was made in a post by @Americanforce0 published on June 14, 2026 (archived here). It included a video with a caption that read:
#BREAKING: High-stakes drama in the Strait of Hormuz! An Iranian fighter jet intercepting too close was completely obliterated by US Forces in a swift air combat action. Tehran is reportedly in absolute chaos after losing their bird. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. 🇺🇸💥 #StraitOfHormuz #USNavy #AirForce #MilitaryNews #Geopolitics
This is a still from the video included in the post:
(Image source: Post by @Americanforce0 on X.)
The account's page on X (archived here) is labeled as a "Parody account." It reads:
𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 ⚔️🇺🇸
@Americanforce0
Parody accountUS Central Command Unit | Strength, Honor, and Discipline.🎖️
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A screenshot of the account's page is included below:
(Image source: @Americanforce0 on X.)
Google Image searches of two screenshots from the video found no U.S. aircraft in the frame. One screenshot showed the bottom of the supposed U.S. plane (archived here), while the other screenshot showed the profile of the supposed U.S. plane as it flew on its side (archived here). Both searches showed that the plane depicted in the video resembled aircraft manufactured by the Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi (archived here). While the plane in the video looks similar to actual fighter jets like Sukhoi's Su-57 (archived here), video game users have created similar camouflage exteriors, such as this user-created Sukhoi Su-33 camouflage (archived here). Additionally, the action in the video looks like gameplay, with some of the telltale signs of video game footage, such as an extremely focused, quick camera perspective and bright lights and sounds clearly accompanying each movement.
A Google News search of "US and Iran fighter jets over Strait of Hormuz footage," with results limited to the past week, did not produce results matching the video (archived here).
