Does a video show an Iranian missile strike on Israeli or U.S. assets in early June 2026? No, that's not true: The explosion shown in the video occurred at a fireworks factory in Malta. The powerful blast injured two people at the Ta' Lou
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PolitiFact→ Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200
What to know about US boat strikes as death toll grows
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows U.S. Strike on Iranian Drone Carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri — It Was Created by AI
Does a video show an actual U.S. strike on the Iranian drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri or any Iranian aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: The clip is AI-generated and labeled "Made with AI." An AI detection tool also concluded that t
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This video shows a 2025 oil tankers collision, not a 2026 US strike on Iranian cargo ship
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Burning Tower Buildings Is NOT From Iranian Strikes In Tel Aviv — Hong Kong In 2025
Does a video show burning tower buildings in Tel Aviv following Iranian strikes in April 2026? No, that's not true: The video shows a deadly fire in Hong Kong in November 2025. The footage is not related to the Middle East conflict. The
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – Has Donald Trump ordered more military strikes than any modern president?
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Prove Netanyahu Photo Of Iran Strike Order Predates Feb. 28, 2026 — Claim Based On Google Glitch
Do social media posts prove that the Israeli Prime Minister's office reused a photo originally published on Feb. 4, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim appears to have been based on a known Google image search glitch, not evidence of pho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Airstrike on U.S. Base in Qatar
Is this a real video of an airstrike on a U.S. base in Qatar? No, that's not true: An online AI video detection tool determined that the clip is 83.3 percent "likely to be AI-generated." A separate tool identified typical AI "hallucinatio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Airstrike on Tehran’s ‘Cafe Downtism’ for Workers With Autism and Down Syndrome
Does a viral video show Downtism Cafe in Tehran being destroyed by a U.S.-Israeli airstrike? No, that's not true: The video appeared on the internet 25 days before the most recent military escalation in the region. It showed the consequen
Full Fact→ Footage of US fire falsely claimed to show Netanyahu home after Iranian missile strike
The video has been shared with unevidenced claims that Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother Iddo was killed in a recent attack by Iran.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Purporting To Show Strike On U.S. Military Base ‘In Jordan And The Gulf’ Is NOT Real Footage
Does a viral video claiming to show a strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan or the Gulf actually show such an attack? No, that's not true: Lead Stories' analysis found multiple inconsistencies pointing to AI, including a fake U.S. flag
Full Fact→ Footage of Russian attack on Kyiv shared with false claims it shows Iranian drone strike on Bahrain
Posts falsely claim a video shows a building housing US officers in Bahrain being attacked, but it actually shows residential flats in Kyiv.
PolitiFact→ Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that
How news researchers investigated Iran school strike
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ben-Gvir Was NOT Killed In An Iranian Missile Strike Or In A ‘Car Crash’
Was Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir killed in an Iranian missile strike, despite Israeli media reports that say he died in a "car crash"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Ben-Gvir died in either an Irania
Lead Stories→ What We Know About ‘Jesus’, ‘Signal Fire’, ‘Armageddon’ Alleged Quote Of US Commander Ahead Of Iran Strikes — Single, Anonymous Source
Did a U.S. military commander tell troops that President Trump was "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon"? Here's what we know so far: The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) said on its website
PolitiFact→ X posts – Viral video shows strikes on Yemen, not attack on U.S. airbase
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
Full Fact→ Missile strikes video does not show recent attack on Dubai
Footage shared with claims it shows missiles hitting Palm Jumeirah in Dubai actually dates back to at least 2024.
Full Fact→ Video does not show American airbase ablaze after Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia
Posts claiming a video shows an American airbase in Saudi Arabia burning after an Iranian missile attack are misleading. The footage actually shows a July 2024 Israeli airstrike in Yemen.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – Have missile strikes without ground troops ever brought about regime change?
“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Iran has not claimed responsibility for deadly strike on girls’ school, despite social media claims
“The regime in Iran has now confessed that the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) mistakenly bombed an Iranian school yesterday.”
PolitiFact→ These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated
These AI and outdated videos are not of Iran strikes
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Videos do not show missile strike on USS Abraham Lincoln
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Women In Iran Removing Burqas, Burning Pictures Of Khamenei After He Died In U.S.-Israeli Strikes In 2026
Does a video show women in Iran removing burqas and then burning pictures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he died in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February 2026? No, that's not true: The clip being shared does not show people in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Bono, Or Your Favorite Celeb Did NOT Donate $5 million To Help Iran Elementary School Destroyed In Airstrike
Did Neil Diamond, Eminem, Coco Gauff, or any of a long list of celebrities donate $5 million to provide emergency relief and medical aid following the tragic elementary school strike in southern Iran? No, that's not true: The false claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Official Reports John Bolton Has Died In Wake Of Iran Strikes Late February 2026 — Confirmed Alive
Were there any official reports about former National Security Advisor John Bolton dying in the wake of airstrikes on Iran late February 2026? No, that's not true: The claim was only made in a likely satirical social media post. There wer
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: SCOTUS Strikes Down Tariffs
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
PolitiFact→ Supreme Court strikes down use of primary law Donald Trump used to impose tariffs
Justices strike down law Trump used to impose wide tariffs
The Dispatch→ Will Trump Strike Iran?
Plus: Greenland tariffs, more pardons, and Ukraine negotiations.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Powell’s Preemptive Strike
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
FactCheck.org→ Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike
Several Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration’s Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” violating both domestic and international law
Full Fact→ A video shared with claims about US military strikes on Venezuela actually dates from 2024
An old video showing explosions is being shared alongside claims about the recent US strikes on Venezuela. But the footage is unrelated and was filmed in Israel in October 2024.
The Dispatch→ Details of a Botched Caribbean Strike Take Shape
Ambiguous guidance from the Trump administration yielded tactical missteps.
Full Fact→ Video compilation includes faked clips of Israeli missile strikes on Iranian bases
A viral video featuring clips supposedly showing Israeli missiles hitting Iranian bases includes three clips that were probably made using artificial intelligence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coast Guard Did NOT Report 21% Of Suspected Trafficking Boats Stopped Off Venezuela Before Airstrikes Had Drugs — It Was 81%
Did the U.S. Coast Guard report that drugs were found on just 21% of the suspected drug-trafficking vessels stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard in the 13 months before airstrikes, while the rest -- 79% -- did nothing wrong? No, that's not tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Game Footage Showing Strike On ‘Runner’ Near Church Predates Obama Administration — And CNN Did Write About The Game
Did CNN refuse to talk about a viral video showing missile strikes on a "runner" near a church during the Obama administration? No, that's not true: The footage is from the video game "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare", which was released i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lightning Strike At Fishing Spot Is NOT Real — AI Generated Video Shows An Unlikely Reaction
Does a viral video show a real scene where lightning struck a fishing lake and caused a massive spout of water and many fish to fly high into the air? No, that's not true: This video was posted by a TikTok account which posts AI-generated
FactCheck.org→ Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats
At least 61 people have been killed in 14 U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September. President Donald Trump has said he is targeting “narcoterrorists” who threaten American lives with letha
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump: Has each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela saved 25,000 lives?
Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
The Dispatch→ GOP Senators Push for More Intel on Drug Boat Strikes
Some are increasingly skeptical that targeting the boats is justified.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: India’s Telemarketers Did NOT Threaten To Go On Strike To Protest Trump Tariffs
Did "all of India's telemarketers" threaten "to go on strike permanently" if the U.S. places increased tariffs on imports from that country? No, that's not true: No media organizations reported that. The viral post that resurfaced at the