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War & conflict fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about war & conflict. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

5,821 published reviews in this topic

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaWar & conflict

Qatar is receiving the highest number of missile attacks from Iran.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review compares reported attacks on Qatar with those on other countries and concludes that Qatar did not receive the highest number of Iranian missile attacks. It reports 101 ballistic missiles for Qatar and 210 for Israel, and says the UAE had the highest total number of attacks, including drones.

FACTLYWar & conflict

A viral video shows Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi admitting that India shared the location of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which was later sunk by a US submarine.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the viral video is a deepfake made from an earlier Raisina Dialogue interview; it says Dwivedi did not mention India sharing the warship’s location in the original recording. The review also cites a 9 March 2026 PIB clarification that the clip was digitally manipulated.

فکت‌نامهWar & conflict

حمله به مهرآباد؛ نابودی ناوگان‌های لجستیک، پشتیبانی و ترابری

Publisher’s rating: برخلاف برخی گمانه‌زنی‌ها، باندهای پروازی، ترمینال مسافری و آشیانه‌های جنگنده‌ها هدف اصلی نبوده‌اند. اهداف اصلی در دو بخش قرار داشتند: رمپ لجستیکی پایگاه یکم شکاری نیروی هوایی ارتش، محوطه‌های عملیاتی پایگاه «قدر» متعلق به نیروی هوافضای سپاه.

PolitiFactWar & conflict

Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Related reporting says Trump claimed, without evidence, that Iran “has some Tomahawks.” The report says Washington is the only party to the conflict that possesses these weapons.