An image claimed to show the Eiffel Tower lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag after Iran’s attack is actually an image from October 2023.
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Full Fact→ Footage of people taking cover at a petrol station in Israel is not from Iran’s attack
The video has been shared widely on social media with claims it shows Iran’s attack on Israel, but it was actually taken in 2023 and shows missiles being intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video showing drone stuck in wires isn’t from Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a powerline in Iraq.
Full Fact→ Screenshots of Sky News posts calling Bondi attack terrorism are fake
The screenshots supposedly show Sky News referring to the incident as a “terrorist attack” before the suspect was identified and confirmed not to be a Muslim.
Full Fact→ Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia.
The Dispatch→ Iran’s Attack on Israel Coalesces U.S. Allies
Will the Islamic Republic’s aerial assault help forge an anti-Iran coalition?
Full Fact→ Rocket launch video unrelated to Iran attack on Israel
Footage which is claimed to show the recent missile and drone attack by Iran has been online since 2014.
Full Fact→ ‘Iran attack’ video compilation mostly shows unrelated events from other countries
The video includes clips that it suggests show an explosion in Tel Aviv, fires caused by the attack and people panicking.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Satanic rituals’ at Taylor Swift shows? That’s False. And experts say the attack isn’t new.
“Taylor Swift is doing satanic rituals during her shows.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts wrongly characterize the Sydney mall attacker as Jewish or Muslim
The Sydney mall attacker is a “Zionist” who targeted Jewish people so that people would think the attacker was Muslim.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t address nation from Oval Office the night Iran attacked Israel
President Joe Biden “will address the nation from the Oval Office” on April 13, “following Iran’s attack on Israel.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video does not show Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel
Video is from Iranian media and shows rockets fired at Israel on April 13.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show Israelis panicking after Iran’s attack. They’re music fans in Argentina.
Footage shows “Israelis panicking after Iranian attacks reach Israel.”
The Dispatch→ Video Purporting to Show Iranian Attack on Israel Is Actually a Ukraine Strike on Crimea
Analysts have used geolocation to show that the video was taken in Sevastopol.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinians Celebrating After ‘Hearing The News Of Iran’s Attack On Israel’ — Clip Is Outdated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Declare That Russia Will Support Iran If The United States Attacks Iran’s Soil In Support Of Israel’ — He Had NOT Publicly Commented On That Topic As Of April 15, 2024
Did Russia's President Vladimir Putin publicly announce after Iran's aerial strike on Israel that Moscow will back Iran if the U.S. attacks "Iran's soil" in U.S. support of Israel? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Putin has not ma
Full Fact→ Footage claimed to be of Iran attack on Israel is CGI video of WW2
A clip being widely shared which supposedly shows Iran attacking Israel with missiles and drones is an artificially created video which dates from 2021.
The Dispatch→ Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel
Plus: Former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial begins.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israelis Fleeing Iranian Aerial Attack — It’s Fans Mobbing One Direction Singer In Argentina
Does footage on social media show Israelis panicking and running after Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel's airspace April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The footage had already been on social media for a week when Iran attacked Israe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Benjamin Cohen Was NOT Sydney Mall Attacker — He Was Wrongly Linked To Mass Stabbing By Social Media
Did Australian law enforcement identify a Sydney mall attacker as "Benjamin Cohen"? No, that's not true: The police said that the man's name was Joel Cauchi. The claim originated from an account on X that self-identifies as aligned with a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video, Photo Do NOT Show Iranian Aerial Attack On Israel On April 13, 2024 — They Predate Barrage By A Day
Did a viral post share authentic visuals of Iranian drones in the sky over Israel during Iran's aerial attack of April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: Those images and clips had been circulating on social media for at least half a day befo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Retaliatory Attack On Iran’s Capital Tehran — It’s An Old Picture, Mislabelled
Does a photo on social media show a retaliatory strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran, following Iran's drone attack on Israel on April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The picture is not from 2024. It is a photo from the Getty Images cat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NJ Trump Supporter Was NOT Attacked Due To His Political Beliefs — It Was Personal Dispute
Was a Trump supporter in New Jersey attacked in early April 2024 because of his political beliefs? No, that's not true: Middletown Township, New Jersey, police told Lead Stories "there is no political tie-in" in the sledgehammer attack on
Full Fact→ Canadian embassy in Syria was not evacuated before Israeli attack on Iranian embassy
Several posts on social media suggest the Canadian embassy was warned about the recent airstrike, but it has been closed for more than a decade.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – In RFK Jr.’s campaign against censorship, he made a False attack on Biden
“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iran Did NOT Attack USS Liberty Off Coast Of Bahrain In April 2024 — US Military Has No Such Ship
Did Iran attack the Navy vessel USS Liberty off the coast of Bahrain in April 2024? No, that's not true: The U.S. Navy does not have an active ship by that name at the time of writing, and there were no reports of any other U.S. vessel be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Embassy In Russia Did NOT Issue Security Alert 48 Hours Before Attack On Moscow Concert Hall
Did the U.S. Embassy in Russia issue a security alert 48 hours before the Moscow terror attack on March 22, 2024? No, that's not true: The sole security alert posted by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for the month was on March 7, 2024. That w
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Oz wasn’t attacked on TV for talking about a new blood pressure treatment
There was an “attempt on the life” of Dr. Oz after he shared a blood pressure treatment.
The Dispatch→ The ISIS Attack on Moscow Should Be a Wake-Up Call to the U.S.
There are steps we can take now to thwart potential terrorist attacks.
AllSides→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-a-cyberattack-a-netflix/ As in
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
As investigators searched for the cause of a cargo ship’s collision with a Baltimore bridge, social media users filled the void with baseless conspiracy theories. Here’s a few we’ve debunked.
PolitiFact→ X posts – US warning Russia about a terror attack doesn’t mean the US ordered it. It was the ‘duty to warn'
A March 7 U.S. security alert … means the U.S. was “behind this gruesome terror attack on Russian civilians.”
The Dispatch→ Deadly Attack In Russia Brings Islamic Terrorism to the Fore
An Islamic State affiliate is gaining strength in Central Asia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As ‘A Lot Of Fun’ — It’s A Deepfake
Did Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, describe the Moscow concert hall attack on March 22, 2024, as "a lot of fun"? No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing an interview with Dani
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Corpse’ In A Bodybag Smoking A Cigarette After Moscow Attack — It’s A 2020 Scene From A Music Video
Does a video circulating on social media show a Russian propagandist's outtake -- a live actor having a cigarette break while pretending to be a corpse after the deadly March 22, 2024, music venue attack in Moscow? No, that's not true: Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘First 3 Shooters’ From Crocus City Hall Attack In Moscow — It’s Evgeny Prigozhin In All Three
Does a viral image show "3 shooters" identified as participants in a terror attack that took place at Crocus City Hall, a major music venue in Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024? No, that's not true: The pictures in question are all of one
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Warn Residents To Prepare For Disaster Or Biological Attack During Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024
Does a video on social media contain "insider intel" regarding a bioterrorism attack that will be carried out on crowds gathered to watch the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse? No, that's not true: There is no evidence provided in this video o
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts share synthetic image of Ukrainian drone attack as real
Amid a new wave of Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory, including a fire sparked by a drone that fell on an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region, social media users are sharing the image as if it is a photo of an actual event.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nancy Pelosi was not behind Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, despite repeated debunked claims
Nancy Pelosi is responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact→ Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims
As Texas struggles with the largest wildfire in its history, some social media users are reviving baseless conspiracy theories we’ve seen before. Here’s what we found.