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AI-Faked Videos Misrepresent Tel Aviv Damage During Israel-Iran Strikes

Investigations traced the viral footage to pre-conflict AI creations that expose deepfakes as so-called strike damage

Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared clip (left) and the YouTube video (right)
Screenshots showing examples in the falsely shared video of vehicles appearing to pass through others
Screenshot comparison between the falsely shared video (left and centre) and Google Maps imagery of Ben Gurion International Airport (right)
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Overview

  • A TikTok account posted the supposedly struck Ben Gurion airport video on May 27, confirming it predates the June 13 Israel-Iran escalation
  • Full Fact identified visual glitches such as merging vehicles and architectural errors in drone clips claimed to show destroyed Tel Aviv buildings
  • AFP uncovered that another viral clip actually depicts a February Philadelphia plane crash and not Iranian missile damage
  • Ben Gurion International Airport remains closed until further notice and El Al alongside other major Israeli carriers evacuated aircraft after Iran’s counter-strikes
  • Iran’s health ministry reports at least 224 killed and over 1,200 wounded since the conflict reignited while Israel cites 24 fatalities and 592 injured