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.
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.
India Today Fact Check found that all three videos are old and do not show attacks in Israel.
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.
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.
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.
The image is edited. It repurposes a photo of a Ukrainian drone previously reported as captured by Russian forces, with a Mexican police emblem digitally added to create the false impression of a cartel seizure.
According to a viral graphic, US president Donald Trump warned his Russian counterpart of military action if he did not release Kenyans from combat duties in the war in Ukraine. However, the graphic is fabricated.
Eleven charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in recent years - though there has been no new U.S. aid legislation since 2024, and combined European aid tops U.S. contributions.
Following the attack on Venezuela, the US military has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker and another ship in the North Sea. A video is circulating on social media, showing soldiers rappelling from a helicopter onto a ship. Some users are sharing the video and claiming that it shows the US military seizing a Russian-flagged oil tanker coming from Venezuela. Vishvas News investigated and found that while the US military did seize the Russian-flagged oil tanker, the viral video dates back to October 2025, when US Navy SEALs demonstrated their capabilities to President Trump. The same video is now being shared as a recent incident.