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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

Deutsche WelleWar & conflict

Claim: This video (archived here) allegedly shows hundreds of Israelis protesting against Israel's "war on Iran." People in the streets waving Israeli flags are shouting: "Stop the war. Iran, we are sorry. We want peace!" The video has been viewed more than 4.9 million times and shared on several social media platforms like Facebook, archived here

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Fake. Comments under the video like, "time for regime change in Israel," show that many social media users think the video is real. But it is not — it's AI-generated. Here's how we know. First, look at people's mouth movements in the video. They look artificial and unrealistic. Some of their arms appear and disappear while they chant. Secondly, the quality of the video is quite poor, which makes it easier to believe it might be genuine. Thirdly, if you look closely at the right hand corner of the video, you can see the watermark "Veo." This is a sign that the video was made with the Google AI tool, Veo3.

youturnWar & conflict

ஈரானுடன் போரில் இறங்க மறுக்கும் இஸ்ரேல் வீரர்கள் தப்பி ஓட்டம்.. என்னா அடி அடிக்கான் ஈரான்.. இதுக்குத்தான் சொல்லுறது சும்மா இருந்த சங்க ஊதி கெடுத்தானாம் என்ன ஒரு சீராழிவு..

Publisher’s rating: false

FACTLYWar & conflict

The viral video shows Persians celebrating the recent Israeli attack on Iran by distributing sweets and holding “Thank you, Israel” signs.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The video shows Iranian Canadians and members of the Jewish community celebrating in Toronto on 29 September 2024, after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah—not a celebration of the recent Israel-Iran conflict. The review says it could not independently verify whether the people shown are Persians. [S1]

日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC)War & conflict

中国軍機が自衛隊機に異常接近する動画?

Publisher’s rating: 不正確

The video circulating with the claim shows aircraft at a 2024 aviation festival, not Chinese military aircraft approaching a Self-Defense Forces aircraft. The review says a separate incident involving an approach by Chinese military aircraft did occur, but the video is unrelated to it.