A user on TikTok shares several videos allegedly showing Russian drone attacks on Poland. The description of one of the video reads "5 Minutes ago! Polish NATO Jets destroy record number of Shahed drones." The videos all have the same look and some have hundreds of thousands of views.

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Verdict: Fake The video scenes do not show the recent drones that entered Polish airspace, but are from the video game "Arma 3." Several users mentioned this suspicion in the comment section and referred to the video game. Through a reverse image search, it is possible to track it back to a YouTube account sharing the exact same scenes as the TikTok user. The description says: "Arma 3 footage! Not real news!" The account regularly shares videos of combat operations in the form of video game simulations, which are often linked to the war in Ukraine.

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · September 11, 2025