Fact check: Debunking claims in the US-Israel war with Iran
Deutsche Welle
March 4, 2026
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A recent surge of dramatic or terrifying videos claiming to show a US-Israel-Iran conflict has flooded social media platforms. Many of these clips are fake, AI-generated, or taken out of context. As tensions rise in the Middle East following US and Israeli military operations against Iran, numerous false claims have been shared across various platforms. To address this issue, DW Fact Check has debunked several viral videos to help distinguish between real and fabricated content.
One widely circulated video falsely claimed to show a missile attack on a girls' school in Minab, southern Iran, during US and Israeli airstrikes on February 28. However, the footage actually originates from a 2014 terrorist attack
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Originally published on Deutsche Welle on 3/4/2026