Fake: Parisian Police Shot Anti-Ukrainian Protester in the Leg
In reality, the video features a woman talking about anti-government protests in Iran. Propaganda edited the footage and faked the heroine's voice using AI.
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Ignore fake graphics quoting Kenyan minister Alfred Mutua ‘confessing’ to recruiting Kenyans to fight for Russia in Ukraine
As Kenya works to bring home citizens duped into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, two graphics have falsely claimed that Kenyan cabinet secretary for labour Alfred Mutua admitted recruiting them.
Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Al Jazeera Report About Ukrainian Drone Expert Fleeing From Middle East To France
Was a video about Ukrainian drone operator Miroslav Radchenko shared on social media actually produced and distributed by Al Jazeera? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no traces of such a report broadcast or shared online by Al Jazeera or any other media outlet. Spreading false narratives through clips with logos of real media organizations is a well-known tactic used by misinformation networks.
Footage of Russian attack on Kyiv shared with false claims it shows Iranian drone strike on Bahrain
Footage of a drone strike on a building has been shared on social media with false claims it shows a recent Iranian attack on Bahrain. But it actually predates the recent conflict in the Middle East and shows a Russian attack on Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine Drone Attack Video Falsely Shared As Iranian Strike In Bahrain
An unrelated video of a Russian drone attack on Kyiv in January 2026 is being falsely shared as visuals of an Iranian strike targeting a residential building in Manama, Bahrain.
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.
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
No, Video does not show Putin mourning Khamenei
The claim that the video shows Putin mourning Khamenei's death is MISLEADING. The footage is from a January 27, 2026 memorial event in St. Petersburg commemorating victims of the Siege of Leningrad, not a tribute to Iran's Supreme Leader.
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.
Fact Check: Visuals from Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza VIRAL as Iran attacking Israel
India Today Fact Check found that all three videos are old and do not show attacks in Israel.