Category Iran

Fake: Missiles Meant for Ukraine Surface in Iranian Strikes on U.S., Israel

The claim does not appear on any of USA Today's official platforms, and Parker Hempel, the ISW analyst cited in the video, has no record of making the statements attributed to him. Iran's missile arsenal draws exclusively from Soviet and North Korean design lineages, and U.S.-manufactured systems are mechanically incompatible with Iranian launch infrastructure. The video is the latest iteration of a recurring disinformation narrative - the so-called "NATO weapons black market" - a claim that has been repeatedly investigated and never substantiated.

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Fact-Check: Old Video from 2022 Viral as Iran Missile Hitting King Fahd Bridge

A viral video is shared online claiming to show an Iranian missile striking the King Fahd Bridge between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia [...]The video is from October 2022 and actually shows an explosion on the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea, not related to Iran or the current conflict

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An old and unrelated video from Ukraine is being falsely shared as a recent Iranian strike on Israel’s nuclear plant

Claim: Viral video shows Iran launching a strike on an Israeli nuclear power plant amid the recent Iran-Israel escalation.
Fact: The viral video is from March 2017 and shows a fire at a military ammunition depot in Balakliya, Ukraine. It has no connection to the recent Iran-Israel tensions or any alleged strike on an Israeli nuclear facility. Hence the claim is MISLEADING.

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Ukraine Video Peddled As Iranian Strike On Israel’s ‘Nuclear Plant’

An old video of a fire breaking out at an arms depot in the eastern town of Balakliya in Ukraine, is being falsely shared as footage showing Iran destroying an Israeli nuclear power plant with missiles, allegedly causing radioactive leakage.

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Ukraine depot explosion misrepresented as Middle East conflict

Iran fired missiles and drones across the Middle East in retaliation for a joint US and Israeli strike that killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But a video circulating online purportedly showing strikes on an Israeli nuclear facility is unrelated; it shows an explosion at a Ukrainian ammunition depot in 2017.

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Video Claiming To Show Iran Striking Israeli Nuclear Site Is From 2017 Blaze At Ukrainian Arms Depot

A reverse image search of key frames from the viral clip led to a YouTube video uploaded on March 24, 2017, carrying the same visuals of a massive explosion. The footage predates the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

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Fake: Bombs Dropped on Iran Were Intended For Ukraine – Zelensky | StopFake

Ukraine's President did not state that the bombs dropped on Iran on the night of June 22 were supposed to be used by Ukraine. Propaganda has spread a fake screenshot of a Radio Svoboda news story in another attempt to create the impression that the West no longer supports Ukraine.

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